Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 7PM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue night, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 22 | 14 | 20 | 42 | 90 | 125 | 155 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:39PM3.18m | 2:46AM3.40m | 3:14PM3.11m | 3:25AM3.26m | 3:52PM2.97m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29AM0.12m | 8:36PM0.42m | 9:03AM0.23m | 9:12PM0.49m | 9:40AM0.41m | 9:52PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||
 | |  |  |  | |  | | | | |  |  | | | | | | | |  | |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 4 | NW 4 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 35 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 90 | 125 | 155 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | NNE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 6 | N 6 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 42 | 15 | 10 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | SE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 8 | E 4 | — | SW 5 | S 6 | SE 6 | — | N 13 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | W 3 | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 22 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 128 | 161 | 554 | 373 | 118 | 115 | 116 | 116 | 563 | 809 | 563 | 326 | 442 | 300 | 259 | 164 | 37 | 16 | 114 | 115 | 0 |
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