
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 8PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 4 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 6 | N 12 | N 12 | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | N 23 | N 22 | N 22 | N 21 | N 10 | N 10 | S 3 | N 9 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SSE 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:27AM2.83m | 11:28PM3.11m | 12:00PM3.03m | 00:01AM3.30m | 12:31PM3.20m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:26PM0.80m | 5:50AM0.35m | 5:58PM0.61m | 6:21AM0.17m | 6:30PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | — | E 5 | NE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SE 6 | WSW 3 | — |
1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 8 | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | SE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | N 23 | N 22 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 22 | N 21 | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 2 | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | — | SSE 3 |
3 | 10 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 128 | 362 | 139 | 139 | 95 | 114 | 373 | 373 | 373 | 373 | 373 | 114 | 116 | 124 | 128 | 373 | 490 | 114 | 114 | 117 | 134 |
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