Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 1AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 3 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:32PM2.93m | 1:36AM3.29m | 2:06PM2.96m | 2:08AM3.34m | 2:39PM2.97m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25PM0.65m | 7:57AM0.31m | 7:56PM0.61m | 8:29AM0.27m | 8:28PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 8 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | WNW 3 | N 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 4 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | N 6 | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | W 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 656 | 414 | 373 | 361 | 390 | 293 | 414 | 874 | 1585 | 114 | 134 | 119 | 550 | 146 | 132 | 114 | 790 | 800 | 259 |
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