
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (25 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 9PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
71 | 58 | 39 | 25 | 36 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 23 | 37 | 30 | 21 | 25 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 46 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:11PM2.52m | 10:47AM2.52m | 11:04PM2.67m | 11:36AM2.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:15PM1.18m | 4:47AM1.02m | 5:06PM1.08m | 5:34AM0.86m | 5:46PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 9 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 |
5 | 3 | 39 | 25 | 36 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 19 | 37 | 30 | 21 | 16 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 46 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 10 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 9 | — | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 23 | 14 | 25 | 14 | 25 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
71 | 58 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 712 | 701 | 701 | 541 | 37 | 106 | 37 | 107 | 106 | 107 | 276 | 664 | 37 | 270 | 106 | 37 | 28 | 37 | 106 |
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