Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 5PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the S by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 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) | E 7 | E 7 | N 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 7 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 88 | 85 | 3 | 419 | 232 | 169 | 67 | 31 | 7 | 2564 | 2961 | 2650 | 1822 | 955 | 490 | 194 | 78 | 34 | 19 | 17 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:22AM3.07m | 11:25PM3.23m | 11:56AM3.25m | 00:03AM3.39m | 12:30PM3.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24PM0.62m | 5:44AM0.19m | 6:00PM0.42m | 6:20AM0.09m | 6:37PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 1 | -2 | -5 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -6 | -4 | -11 | -11 | -11 | -10 | -8 | -4 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | N 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 6 | N 7 | N 6 | NE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 88 | 85 | 3 | 419 | 232 | 169 | 67 | 31 | 16 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 78 | 34 | 13 | 17 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 8 | N 12 | N 12 | N 13 | SSE 5 | SE 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 16 | NW 11 | W 4 | NE 9 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 5 | — | — | N 13 | SE 10 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 16 | NE 10 | NNE 9 | NW 10 | N 10 | N 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 37 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | ESE 5 | SW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | — | S 2 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 214 | 17 | 19 | 35 | 133 | 366 | 1070 | 2564 | 2961 | 2650 | 1822 | 955 | 490 | 194 | — | 1 | 25 | 138 | 129 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 654 | 654 | 118 | 654 | 139 | 129 | 656 | 654 | 701 | 656 | 712 | 712 | 385 | 298 | 234 | 0 | 118 | 494 | 149 | 124 |
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