Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 5PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 6 | E 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | E 9 | E 8 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 7 | N 10 | N 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 28 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 65 | 94 | 65 | 11 | 13 | 28 | 47 | 36 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:29PM3.31m | 1:45AM3.36m | 2:00PM3.22m | 2:21AM3.20m | 2:33PM3.07m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36PM0.30m | 7:55AM0.37m | 8:08PM0.36m | 8:24AM0.57m | 8:40PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | WNW 4 | E 8 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 7 | N 10 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 29 | 28 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 65 | 94 | 65 | 35 | 34 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | NNE 9 | NE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | E 9 | WNW 4 | E 8 | E 8 | N 10 | E 8 | N 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | — | SE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 1 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 51 | 55 | 35 | 26 | 29 | 65 | 61 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 47 | — | — | 7 | 15 | 15 | 38 | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 187 | 124 | 373 | 62 | 65 | 62 | 62 | 373 | 62 | 37 | 124 | 124 | 885 | 794 | 732 | 106 |
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