Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 4AM is: 1.6m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 105 | 143 | 163 | 135 | 77 | 37 | 17 | 13 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:18AM2.61m | 6:54PM2.50m | 7:53AM2.52m | 8:25PM2.55m | 9:26AM2.63m | 9:43PM2.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:48PM0.96m | 12:38PM1.14m | 1:29AM1.03m | 2:25PM1.19m | 3:12AM0.88m | 3:50PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 5 | N 6 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 4 | SE 7 | SE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 7 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 6 | WNW 3 | N 5 | — | N 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NNE 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | WNW 3 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 6 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 105 | 143 | 163 | 135 | 77 | 37 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 656 | 656 | 541 | 414 | 327 | 327 | 37 | 31 | 31 | 115 | 115 | 117 | 118 | 124 | 119 | 124 | 100 | 62 | 49 | 65 | 735 | 824 | 664 | 712 |
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