Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (12 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 12AM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | S 7 | N 10 | N 10 | ESE 7 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | N 14 | N 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:54AM3.65m | 1:27PM3.37m | 1:33AM3.65m | 2:02PM3.33m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54PM0.35m | 7:22AM-0.13m | 7:30PM0.29m | 7:56AM-0.03m | 8:04PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | N 6 | ESE 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | W 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 14 | N 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | SE 8 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | N 7 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | N 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | — | S 7 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | E 6 | — | SE 5 | N 12 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 23 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 114 | 106 | 117 | 115 | 139 | 373 | 712 | 52 | 327 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 114 | 28 |
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