Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 12PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed morning, strong winds from the NW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | NNE 7 | NNW 5 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 101 | 87 | 65 | 29 | 25 | 33 | 97 | 487 | 600 | 563 | 470 | 395 | 291 | 220 | 165 | 142 | 117 | 98 | 70 | 54 | 44 | 32 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:10PM2.74m | 5:23AM2.87m | 6:06PM2.63m | 6:29AM2.71m | 7:15PM2.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52AM0.59m | 11:05PM0.90m | 11:44AM0.77m | 00:06AM1.01m | 12:54PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | NNE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 101 | 87 | 65 | 29 | 25 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 395 | 291 | 220 | 165 | 142 | 117 | 98 | 70 | 54 | 44 | 32 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 6 | NNE 6 | E 6 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — |
| kJ | 22 | 23 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 5 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 97 | 487 | 600 | 563 | 470 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 34 | 65 | 49 | 1253 | 792 | 563 | 563 | 105 | 200 | 200 | 149 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 37 | 116 | 116 |
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