Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 23s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 22s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 20s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 3AM is: 0.1m 21s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 23s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 22s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | N 10 | N 10 | SE 8 | NW 21 | N 23 | NNE 22 | N 22 | N 21 | N 21 | N 20 | N 19 | N 17 | W 3 | W 3 | N 16 | NNE 15 | N 15 | N 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 43 | 98 | 38 | 36 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 76 | 155 | 198 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:33PM3.07m | 2:59AM2.99m | 3:07PM2.90m | 3:39AM2.74m | 3:46PM2.70m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40PM0.49m | 8:55AM0.79m | 9:14PM0.67m | 9:27AM1.01m | 9:54PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | N 10 | SE 9 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 5 | N 16 | N 16 | NNE 15 | N 15 | N 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 34 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 76 | 155 | 198 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 8 | N 10 | SE 8 | WNW 3 | N 23 | NNE 22 | N 22 | N 21 | N 21 | N 20 | N 19 | N 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | NW 14 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 43 | 98 | 38 | 36 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | — | SSE 4 | NW 21 | NW 21 | — | — | — | N 13 | NW 13 | — | N 17 | N 8 | — | N 7 | N 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 4 | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 44 | 61 | 43 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 794 | 756 | 373 | 305 | 327 | 49 | 3 | 49 | 31 | 65 | 52 | 52 | 49 | 106 | 107 | 548 | 782 | 259 | 259 |
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