Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 3AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (08 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 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 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 341 | 260 | 249 | 223 | 162 | 148 | 145 | 102 | 71 | 53 | 50 | 29 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:36AM2.84m | 10:43PM3.07m | 11:29AM3.06m | 11:31PM3.34m | 12:12PM3.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25AM0.58m | 4:49PM0.84m | 5:19AM0.27m | 5:36PM0.63m | 6:05AM0.03m | 6:17PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | SE 4 | N 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 102 | 71 | 53 | 50 | 29 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 8 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 6 | SE 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | N 9 | NE 9 | N 9 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSW 2 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 119 | 341 | 260 | 249 | 223 | 162 | 148 | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1021 | 824 | 738 | 656 | 656 | 119 | 782 | 664 | 664 | 834 | 488 | 260 | 260 | 200 | 106 | 16 | 114 | 16 | 28 | 28 | 117 | 118 | 124 | 124 |
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