Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 5AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 81 | 80 | 58 | 49 | 60 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:23AM2.52m | 8:02PM2.42m | 8:35AM2.42m | 9:09PM2.43m | 9:47AM2.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:12AM1.19m | 1:56PM1.16m | 2:32AM1.22m | 3:10PM1.22m | 3:48AM1.15m | 4:15PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNW 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | N 11 | — | N 9 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NE 5 | NW 3 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | — | NW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | — | — | NW 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | 16 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 81 | 80 | 58 | 49 | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 302 | 302 | 356 | 356 | 1586 | 1586 | 362 | 362 | 361 | 361 | 373 | 1225 | 326 | 1225 | 1361 | 388 | 774 | 1319 | 712 | 701 | 712 | 712 | 767 | 388 |
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