Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 11PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | N 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 4 | W 3 | WNW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | 14 | 19 | 27 | 31 | 35 | 40 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | |
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 | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:07PM3.19m | 2:11AM3.47m | 2:39PM3.18m | 2:46AM3.40m | 3:14PM3.11m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02PM0.41m | 8:29AM0.12m | 8:36PM0.42m | 9:03AM0.23m | 9:12PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | E 5 | NW 4 | N 6 | E 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
15 | 11 | 14 | 27 | 31 | 35 | 40 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | N 7 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | NE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | NNE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | N 8 | N 8 |
15 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 7 | NE 8 | NE 10 | N 6 | NNE 9 | N 7 | N 6 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 8 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | — | — |
7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 2 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 4 | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WNW 4 |
— | 1 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 138 | 138 | 31 | 124 | 62 | 132 | 494 | 563 | 554 | 118 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 563 | 563 | 563 | 49 | 259 |
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