Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 3AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 123 | 96 | 64 | 38 | 26 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 30 | 41 | 52 | 69 | 71 | 49 | 34 | 31 | 22 | 17 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:36AM3.23m | 5:19PM2.76m | 5:25AM2.97m | 6:07PM2.61m | 6:20AM2.72m | 7:01PM2.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26PM0.78m | 11:08AM0.46m | 11:13PM0.94m | 11:56AM0.73m | 00:06AM1.08m | 12:49PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | NW 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NE 6 | N 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 163 | 123 | 96 | 64 | 38 | 26 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | N 5 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NE 6 | NE 5 | N 8 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | E 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 19 | 19 | 30 | 41 | 52 | 69 | 71 | 49 | 34 | 31 | 22 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 34 | 62 | 153 | 304 | 681 | 662 | 234 | 243 | 302 | 370 | 766 | 1053 | 863 | 491 | 362 | 234 | 214 | 214 | 164 | 164 | 414 | 1578 | 302 |
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