Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 5PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
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 18°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | N 13 | E 6 | E 6 | W 4 | W 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | W 4 | SW 3 | N 9 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 76 | 51 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:17PM2.85m | 5:00AM2.75m | 5:20PM2.66m | 6:23AM2.54m | 6:44PM2.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05AM0.77m | 10:33PM0.69m | 11:06AM1.06m | 11:52PM0.88m | 12:38PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 76 | 51 | 23 | 13 | 45 | 31 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 5 | — | — | N 12 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 13 | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 12 | N 9 | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 118 | 115 | 118 | 563 | 65 | 49 | 52 | 49 | 62 | 361 | 361 | 116 | 305 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 114 | 541 | 373 | 373 |
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