Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 2AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed morning, light winds from the SSW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 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) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 214 | 232 | 395 | 846 | 1155 | 1233 | 1233 | 1024 | 821 | 730 | 556 | 364 | 286 | 252 | 196 | 161 |
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 | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:09PM3.33m | 2:24AM3.44m | 2:46PM3.22m | 3:08AM3.27m | 3:27PM3.05m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13PM0.26m | 8:37AM0.25m | 8:52PM0.34m | 9:18AM0.48m | 9:37PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1155 | 1233 | 1233 | 1024 | 821 | 730 | 556 | 364 | 286 | 252 | 196 | 161 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 9 | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | SSW 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 102 | 107 | 167 | 214 | 232 | 395 | 846 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 488 | 656 | 656 | 701 | 701 | 607 | 146 | 44 | 124 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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