Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 10AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 19 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 48 | 59 | 34 | 34 | 28 | 28 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:26AM2.64m | 9:28PM2.85m | 10:26AM2.85m | 10:24PM3.09m | 11:11AM3.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10AM0.71m | 3:40PM1.09m | 4:13AM0.46m | 4:34PM0.87m | 5:02AM0.23m | 5:18PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 6 | N 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 19 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 28 | 25 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NW 4 | N 8 | N 10 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 10 | N 8 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | SE 2 |
| kJ | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 48 | 59 | 10 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 373 | 327 | 95 | 95 | 327 | 106 | 114 | 119 | 114 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 95 | 107 | 541 | 541 | 107 | 214 | 164 | 106 | 16 | 115 | 177 |
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