Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (15 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 22s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 20s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 10PM is: 0.1m 20s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 22s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 21 | N 21 | N 20 | N 19 | N 17 | N 9 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 68 | 103 | 94 | 130 | 128 | 125 | 123 | 119 | 115 | 110 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:07PM2.90m | 3:39AM2.74m | 3:46PM2.70m | 4:26AM2.49m | 4:33PM2.51m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14PM0.67m | 9:27AM1.01m | 9:54PM0.88m | 10:05AM1.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | N 16 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 68 | 103 | 94 | 130 | 128 | 43 | 34 | 26 | 115 | 110 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 21 | N 21 | N 20 | N 19 | — | SE 8 | N 16 | SE 7 | NW 14 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 36 | 9 | 8 | 7 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 125 | 123 | 119 | 18 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 13 | — | — | N 17 | N 9 | N 8 | N 11 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 66 | 71 | 58 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 62 | 95 | 106 | 548 | 686 | 259 | 178 | 107 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 106 | 107 | 107 | 13 |
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