Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 12AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 70 | 74 | 52 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 115 | 104 | 73 | 35 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:42PM2.87m | 4:07AM2.82m | 4:20PM2.65m | 4:55AM2.54m | 5:08PM2.43m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43PM0.71m | 10:03AM0.96m | 10:21PM0.93m | 10:41AM1.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 6 | N 8 | W 4 | WNW 3 | N 8 |
| kJ | 70 | 74 | 52 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | S 6 | W 13 | NW 11 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 |
| kJ | 23 | 41 | 31 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | N 8 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 6 | — | W 14 | W 14 | N 19 | W 15 | NW 9 | W 13 | N 5 | N 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | — | S 2 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 54 | 85 | 115 | 104 | 73 | 35 | 27 | 22 | — | 1 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 277 | 300 | 298 | 664 | 654 | 712 | 701 | 701 | 654 | 701 | 767 | 388 | 382 | 114 | 118 | 373 |
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