Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 2AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 4 | N 5 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 64 | 70 | 92 | 113 | 249 | 422 | 512 | 646 | 476 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:02AM3.10m | 12:32PM2.94m | 00:35AM3.28m | 1:05PM3.06m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58PM0.80m | 6:26AM0.43m | 6:29PM0.65m | 6:56AM0.26m | 6:59PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 5 | SE 6 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | N 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 70 | 92 | 1 | 249 | 422 | 512 | 646 | 476 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 6 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 29 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 |
| kJ | 10 | 12 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 54 | 62 | 64 | — | — | 113 | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 254 | 259 | 81 | 62 | 94 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 138 | 169 | 234 | 81 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 |
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