Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 8AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | WNW 5 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 33 | 42 | 35 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 40 | 54 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 48 | 124 | 164 | 217 | 209 | 181 | 400 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:24PM3.09m | 11:11AM3.05m | 11:11PM3.30m | 11:49AM3.20m | 11:52PM3.43m | 12:24PM3.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:02AM0.23m | 5:18PM0.66m | 5:43AM0.09m | 5:56PM0.48m | 6:20AM0.04m | 6:32PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NW 5 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 51 | 47 | 46 | 65 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 6 | SE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | N 10 | E 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 28 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | NE 5 | — | — | NE 6 | NNE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 12 | NE 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | E 6 | SE 2 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 26 | 33 | 42 | 35 | 25 | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | — | 4 | 40 | 54 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 48 | 124 | 164 | 217 | 209 | 181 | 400 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 259 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 106 | 16 | 115 | 177 | 138 | 119 | 37 | 302 | 654 | 656 | 712 | 656 | 712 | 712 | 574 | 574 | 701 | 712 | 541 | 656 |
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