Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 1AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NE 6 | NNW 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 43 | 67 | 69 | 53 | 32 | 40 | 34 | 29 | 39 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:07PM2.61m | 6:20AM2.72m | 7:01PM2.49m | 7:23AM2.52m | 8:02PM2.42m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:06AM1.08m | 12:49PM0.98m | 1:12AM1.19m | 1:56PM1.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | NW 8 | N 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | N 7 | N 8 | N 6 | — | NE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | NE 8 | N 8 | W 3 | — | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | N 5 | NW 4 | NNW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 43 | 67 | 69 | 53 | 11 | 40 | 34 | 29 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 7 | 18 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1053 | 1225 | 491 | 491 | 302 | 202 | 214 | 298 | 1585 | 414 | 164 | 164 | 139 | 37 | 243 | 106 | 106 | 305 | 298 |
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