Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 4PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the S by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | W 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 72 | 80 | 64 | 61 | 61 | 44 | 43 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 58 | 44 | 43 | 13 | 20 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:57PM3.34m | 1:08AM3.46m | 1:29PM3.31m | 1:45AM3.36m | 2:00PM3.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05PM0.30m | 7:25AM0.20m | 7:36PM0.30m | 7:55AM0.37m | 8:08PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 74 | 72 | 80 | 64 | 61 | 61 | 44 | 43 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 97 | 58 | 44 | 43 | 16 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | W 3 | NNE 10 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | E 8 | E 5 | NE 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 13 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 54 | 55 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 28 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 118 | 118 | 138 | 149 | 187 | 541 | 65 | 49 | 49 | 65 | 62 | 62 |
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