Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 1AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 95 | 89 | 114 | 81 | 50 | 48 | 32 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 73 | 120 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:52PM2.97m | 4:09AM3.06m | 4:37PM2.80m | 5:04AM2.83m | 5:35PM2.62m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:52PM0.62m | 10:23AM0.65m | 10:40PM0.79m | 11:17AM0.92m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | WNW 4 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 69 | 95 | 89 | 114 | 81 | 50 | 48 | 30 | 27 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | N 9 | WNW 3 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | N 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | W 13 | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 19 | 32 | 17 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 73 | 120 | 157 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 115 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 369 | 302 | 106 | 28 | 32 | 114 | 116 | 488 | 488 | 488 | 712 | 712 | 654 |
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