Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 6AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
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 16°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 7 | W 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | N 7 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 81 | 72 | 44 | 36 | 24 | 20 | 40 | 45 | 42 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 50 | 55 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 9:47AM2.43m | 10:11PM2.52m | 10:47AM2.52m | 11:04PM2.67m | 11:36AM2.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48AM1.15m | 4:15PM1.18m | 4:47AM1.02m | 5:06PM1.08m | 5:34AM0.86m | 5:46PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | S 7 | NW 11 | N 11 | N 9 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | N 7 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 20 | 40 | 45 | 42 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 50 | 55 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | — | — | — | S 7 | N 12 | — | N 6 | NW 8 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 12 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 9 | N 7 | — | — | S 7 | — | NW 8 | N 10 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 31 | 81 | 72 | 44 | 36 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 373 | 774 | 794 | 712 | 712 | 735 | 305 | 37 | 106 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 732 | 682 | 16 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 305 | 37 | 16 | 16 |
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