Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 4AM is: 2.0m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | N 9 | ESE 10 | N 9 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1416 | 742 | 453 | 172 | 51 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 171 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:03PM3.39m | 11:30AM3.37m | 11:43PM3.49m | 12:07PM3.42m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20AM0.09m | 5:37PM0.25m | 5:58AM0.08m | 6:15PM0.16m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | -7 | -4 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 11 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 6 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 51 | 21 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 106 | 171 | 80 | 77 | 48 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 11 | W 4 | W 4 | NE 9 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | — | SE 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 13 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 16 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | — | S 2 | SE 3 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 1416 | 742 | 453 | 172 | — | 1 | 12 | 99 | 51 | 67 | 158 | 69 | 18 | 50 | 84 | 98 | 82 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 712 | 385 | 273 | 234 | 16 | 118 | 177 | 149 | 124 | 138 | 128 | 656 | 712 | 712 | 735 | 1109 | 794 |
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