
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 1AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
143 | 170 | 160 | 185 | 170 | 145 | 120 | 64 | 43 | 40 | 32 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:43PM3.07m | 11:29AM3.06m | 11:31PM3.34m | 12:12PM3.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49PM0.84m | 5:19AM0.27m | 5:36PM0.63m | 6:05AM0.03m | 6:17PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 7 | SE 4 |
1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 64 | 43 | 40 | 32 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | NE 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SW 3 |
143 | 170 | 160 | 185 | 170 | 145 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1585 | 733 | 488 | 488 | 541 | 149 | 146 | 162 | 106 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 118 | 117 | 116 | 62 |
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