
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 6PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (07 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 386 | 315 | 341 | 281 | 280 | 220 | 135 | 95 | 59 | 44 | 70 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:26AM2.63m | 9:43PM2.78m | 10:36AM2.84m | 10:43PM3.07m | 11:29AM3.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:50PM1.05m | 4:25AM0.58m | 4:49PM0.84m | 5:19AM0.27m | 5:36PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | SE 4 | N 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | NNE 8 |
14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 135 | 95 | 59 | 44 | 70 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 6 | SE 7 | N 8 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 20 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | W 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 52 | 372 | 386 | 315 | 341 | 281 | 280 | 220 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 234 | 1047 | 576 | 767 | 738 | 655 | 677 | 656 | 656 | 712 | 712 | 712 | 656 | 563 | 214 | 214 | 164 | 106 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
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