Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 9AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | N 13 | N 12 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:08AM2.40m | 10:12PM2.64m | 10:52AM2.61m | 10:53PM2.88m | 11:27AM2.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:17PM1.22m | 4:47AM0.82m | 4:54PM1.01m | 5:20AM0.58m | 5:26PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 35 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NE 9 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | N 8 | N 7 | E 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 17 | 32 | 16 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 116 | 114 | 107 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 95 | 95 | 106 | 568 | 390 | 107 | 106 | 106 | 115 | 115 | 138 | 177 | 357 |
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