Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 9AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 36 | 69 | 97 | 111 | 102 | 82 | 68 | 42 | 60 | 59 | 108 | 80 | 75 | 53 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:18AM2.69m | 9:50PM2.76m | 10:34AM2.86m | 10:53PM3.01m | 11:35AM3.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:05AM0.95m | 3:48PM0.94m | 4:24AM0.69m | 4:54PM0.78m | 5:26AM0.38m | 5:47PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | WSW 4 | W 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 68 | 42 | 33 | 59 | 108 | 80 | 75 | 53 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | NNE 8 | SE 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 12 | NW 10 | SE 5 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | NNE 10 | N 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 42 | 41 | 60 | 17 | — | — | — | 10 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | S 3 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | N 11 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 36 | 69 | 97 | 111 | 102 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 361 | 373 | 62 | 305 | 794 | 1440 | 388 | 388 | 275 | 259 | 259 | 299 | 249 | 107 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 119 | 124 |
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