Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 10AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 286 | 460 | 866 | 1275 | 1466 | 1268 | 1045 | 855 | 755 | 632 | 476 | 356 | 304 | 247 | 161 | 127 | 98 | 70 | 67 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:46PM3.22m | 3:08AM3.27m | 3:27PM3.05m | 3:58AM3.02m | 4:17PM2.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:37AM0.25m | 8:52PM0.34m | 9:18AM0.48m | 9:37PM0.49m | 10:05AM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 1275 | 1466 | 1268 | 1045 | 855 | 755 | 632 | 476 | 356 | 304 | 247 | 161 | 127 | 98 | 70 | 67 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | N 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 9 | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSW 2 |
| kJ | 286 | 460 | 866 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 701 | 607 | 149 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 116 | 65 |
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