Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 5AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 5 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 36 | 29 | 43 | 42 | 15 | 24 | 47 | 40 | 30 | 25 | 26 | 60 | 42 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 27 | 20 | 33 | 49 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:11PM2.52m | 10:47AM2.52m | 11:04PM2.67m | 11:36AM2.65m | 11:48PM2.85m | 12:18PM2.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47AM1.02m | 5:06PM1.08m | 5:34AM0.86m | 5:46PM0.95m | 6:14AM0.69m | 6:21PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:35 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | N 7 | N 8 | — | NW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 27 | 36 | 29 | — | 3 | 10 | 11 | 47 | 40 | 30 | 21 | 16 | 60 | 42 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 27 | 14 | 33 | 49 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | N 10 | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | N 11 | ESE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 24 | 14 | 26 | 25 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 20 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | N 8 | N 8 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 43 | 42 | 15 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 28 | 107 | 107 | 670 | 664 | 684 | 298 | 106 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 106 | 106 | 243 | 37 | 106 | 16 | 16 | 115 | 28 | 37 | 37 | 16 |
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