Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 8PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 54 | 49 | 25 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:23AM2.52m | 8:02PM2.42m | 8:35AM2.42m | 9:09PM2.43m | 9:47AM2.43m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56PM1.16m | 2:32AM1.22m | 3:10PM1.22m | 3:48AM1.15m | 4:15PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 6 | W 3 | N 6 | — | N 6 | S 7 | N 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NE 5 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | — | — | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | N 6 | — | N 6 | — | — | S 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 8 | NW 7 | — | N 9 | — | N 8 | NW 9 | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 7 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 50 | 54 | 49 | 25 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 356 | 1586 | 1579 | 362 | 361 | 361 | 373 | 800 | 326 | 1225 | 1273 | 373 | 794 | 488 | 701 | 712 | 712 | 656 | 550 | 373 | |
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