Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 6AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | W 4 | WNW 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | N 12 | N 12 | E 5 | N 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1055 | 847 | 632 | 476 | 356 | 304 | 297 | 257 | 205 | 199 | 130 | 71 | 37 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:08AM3.27m | 3:27PM3.05m | 3:58AM3.02m | 4:17PM2.85m | 5:00AM2.75m | 5:20PM2.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18AM0.48m | 9:37PM0.49m | 10:05AM0.77m | 10:33PM0.69m | 11:06AM1.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | WNW 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — |
| kJ | 1055 | 847 | 632 | 476 | 356 | 304 | 297 | 257 | 205 | 199 | 130 | 71 | 37 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | N 13 | SE 8 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | W 3 | W 4 | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 2 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 117 | 118 | 117 | 115 | 116 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 52 | 373 | 373 | 116 | 361 |
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