Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 23s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 1AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 23s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the S by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 6 | ESE 5 | NE 7 | ESE 6 | N 23 | N 22 | N 10 | N 21 | N 10 | N 10 | E 6 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:28PM3.11m | 12:00PM3.03m | 00:01AM3.30m | 12:31PM3.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:26PM0.80m | 5:50AM0.35m | 5:58PM0.61m | 6:21AM0.17m | 6:30PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | SE 6 | SE 4 | S 4 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 10 | E 6 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | WSW 3 | N 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 12 | NE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | — | N 11 | N 23 | N 22 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 8 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 10 | 10 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | — | N 12 | NE 6 | SE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 2 | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 21 | 16 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 139 | 139 | 114 | 361 | 49 | 62 | 373 | 373 | 373 | 114 | 116 | 124 | 124 | 488 | 541 | 373 | 114 | 116 | 139 |
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