Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 4PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:39PM2.97m | 2:41AM3.34m | 3:12PM2.96m | 3:14AM3.28m | 3:47PM2.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29AM0.27m | 8:28PM0.60m | 9:01AM0.27m | 9:01PM0.63m | 9:34AM0.33m | 9:37PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | W 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 772 | 790 | 790 | 164 | 118 | 146 | 164 | 106 | 132 | 114 | 114 | 129 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 117 | 115 | 115 | 138 | 115 | 119 |
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