Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 4AM is: 0.1m 17s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 19 | N 17 | N 8 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 68 | 103 | 136 | 130 | 128 | 125 | 123 | 117 | 113 | 112 | 108 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 103 | 70 | 66 | 64 | 63 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:39AM2.74m | 3:46PM2.70m | 4:26AM2.49m | 4:33PM2.51m | 5:27AM2.27m | 5:39PM2.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:27AM1.01m | 9:54PM0.88m | 10:05AM1.22m | 10:46PM1.09m | 10:58AM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | N 16 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 5 | N 5 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 68 | 103 | 136 | 130 | 128 | 30 | 23 | 117 | 113 | 112 | 108 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 103 | 70 | 66 | 64 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 19 | — | N 8 | N 16 | SE 7 | SE 6 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | E 9 |
| kJ | 7 | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 125 | 123 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 17 | — | N 8 | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 37 | 52 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 62 | 95 | 106 | 548 | 782 | 259 | 178 | 107 | 107 | 34 | 34 | 106 | 49 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 118 | 0 |
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