Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 3AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | N 10 | N 10 | SE 5 | SE 8 | N 24 | NNE 23 | NNE 22 | N 22 | N 21 | N 20 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 70 | 60 | 106 | 45 | 25 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 102 | 98 | 37 | 35 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:00PM3.22m | 2:21AM3.20m | 2:33PM3.07m | 2:59AM2.99m | 3:07PM2.90m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08PM0.36m | 8:24AM0.57m | 8:40PM0.49m | 8:55AM0.79m | 9:14PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | WNW 4 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | N 10 | SE 9 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 70 | 38 | 20 | 14 | 25 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 23 | 17 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | NNW 6 | ESE 8 | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 10 | SE 8 | — | N 24 | NNE 23 | NNE 22 | N 22 | N 21 | N 20 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 11 | — | 43 | 102 | 98 | 37 | 35 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | N 5 | N 10 | N 8 | N 10 | — | — | SSW 4 | W 21 | NW 21 | NW 21 | — | — | — | N 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 23 | 60 | 106 | 45 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 36 | 60 | 42 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 738 | 677 | 81 | 361 | 116 | 139 | 752 | 885 | 794 | 752 | 388 | 95 | 95 | 37 | 52 | 49 | 62 | 65 | 49 |
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