Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (08 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 3AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tue 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 14 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | N 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
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 | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:29PM3.19m | 10:55AM3.18m | 11:09PM3.22m | 11:28AM3.21m | 11:47PM3.21m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:53AM0.33m | 5:10PM0.45m | 5:26AM0.38m | 5:43PM0.38m | 5:58AM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:06 | — | — | — | — | 4:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | ESE 6 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 14 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NNE 12 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | E 6 | E 6 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | E 5 | E 4 | E 3 | N 6 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | — | E 6 | E 6 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | — | N 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 116 | 115 | 115 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 106 | 114 |
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