Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 1AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 297 | 277 | 445 | 473 | 356 | 251 | 157 | 112 | 91 | 32 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 26 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:05PM3.06m | 1:07AM3.41m | 1:36PM3.15m | 1:39AM3.47m | 2:07PM3.19m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:59PM0.53m | 7:27AM0.14m | 7:30PM0.45m | 7:57AM0.09m | 8:02PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 297 | 277 | 445 | 473 | 356 | 251 | 157 | 112 | 91 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 20 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NE 6 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | 35 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 |
| kJ | — | 47 | 75 | 112 | 151 | 135 | 130 | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 49 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 52 | 52 | 166 | 178 | 138 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 31 | 30 | 166 | 28 |
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