Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 4AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 40 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 57 | 60 | 110 | 158 | 197 | 294 | 421 | 457 | 450 | 666 | 588 | 723 | 1216 | 1290 | 845 | 588 | 449 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:52AM2.16m | 7:05PM2.34m | 8:20AM2.21m | 8:23PM2.44m | 9:24AM2.38m | 9:21PM2.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:09AM1.24m | 12:29PM1.52m | 2:00AM1.21m | 2:20PM1.46m | 3:12AM1.04m | 3:25PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | ESE 7 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | N 17 | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 41 | 40 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 505 | — | — | — | 1290 | 845 | 588 | 449 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 7 | N 11 | N 20 | N 19 | N 19 | N 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 7 | N 13 | N 21 | N 19 | W 16 | W 15 | N 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 59 | 57 | 60 | 110 | 158 | 197 | 294 | 421 | 457 | 450 | 666 | 588 | 723 | 1216 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 117 | 116 | 116 | 105 | 117 | 118 | 124 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 242 | 242 | 177 | 182 | 367 | 177 | 177 | 115 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
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