Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 1AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 1:02AM3.18m | 1:32PM2.93m | 1:36AM3.29m | 2:06PM2.96m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54PM0.72m | 7:24AM0.40m | 7:25PM0.65m | 7:57AM0.31m | 7:56PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 3 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 24 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 5 | — | SE 6 | E 5 | N 8 | N 10 | — | SE 4 | — | S 5 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 7 | N 8 | — | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 11 | 11 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | S 5 | N 8 | N 8 | E 5 | N 8 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 114 | 115 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 116 | 115 | 116 | 414 | 361 | 361 | 390 | 390 | 277 | 106 | 106 | 2648 | 106 |
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