Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (01 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 10PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 47 | 100 | 95 | 121 | 84 | 81 | 50 | 47 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:14PM3.11m | 3:25AM3.26m | 3:52PM2.97m | 4:09AM3.06m | 4:37PM2.80m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12PM0.49m | 9:40AM0.41m | 9:52PM0.62m | 10:23AM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 13 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | WNW 4 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 100 | 95 | 121 | 84 | 81 | 50 | 47 | 30 | 4 | 26 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 12 | N 12 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | N 10 | WNW 3 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | S 6 | — | — | N 13 | N 7 | N 10 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | SE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | W 2 | W 3 | — | — | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 21 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 541 | 370 | 259 | 276 | 259 | 164 | 107 | 16 | 114 | 115 | 138 | 115 | 0 | 16 | 390 | 302 | 37 | 28 | 31 |
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