Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 9AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 13 | 29 | 80 | 114 | 150 | 205 | 205 | 117 | 105 | 76 | 58 | 34 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:48AM3.36m | 3:08PM3.07m | 3:27AM3.11m | 3:42PM2.87m | 4:07AM2.82m | 4:20PM2.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:00AM0.41m | 9:09PM0.52m | 9:31AM0.68m | 9:43PM0.71m | 10:03AM0.96m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | ESE 6 | N 10 | N 5 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | S 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 205 | 117 | 105 | 76 | 58 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | N 10 | ESE 6 | N 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | S 6 | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 26 | 44 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | SE 4 | — | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | 24 | 26 | 13 | 29 | 80 | 114 | 150 | 205 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 115 | 164 | 164 | 656 | 712 | 656 | 656 | 682 | 824 | 686 | 243 | 107 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 37 | 243 | 298 | 576 | 654 | 654 | 654 |
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