Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 9PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | W 4 | NNE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 37 | 44 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 22 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:26AM2.85m | 10:24PM3.09m | 11:11AM3.05m | 11:11PM3.30m | 11:49AM3.20m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34PM0.87m | 5:02AM0.23m | 5:18PM0.66m | 5:43AM0.09m | 5:56PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 9 | SE 4 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 19 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 9 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 18 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 5 | NNE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | NNE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 12 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 4 | — | SW 2 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 37 | 44 | 11 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 15 | — | 1 | 15 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 106 | 106 | 107 | 541 | 259 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 106 | 16 | 115 | 177 | 139 | 32 | 37 | 298 | 369 | 712 | 490 | 37 |
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