Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (06 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 12AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 56 | 36 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 19 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:14PM2.64m | 9:26AM2.64m | 9:28PM2.85m | 10:26AM2.85m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:24PM1.26m | 3:10AM0.71m | 3:40PM1.09m | 4:13AM0.46m | 4:34PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | N 16 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 19 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 16 | NW 13 | N 16 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | N 16 | — | N 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 10 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 75 | 56 | 36 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 765 | 628 | 373 | 326 | 373 | 390 | 95 | 327 | 576 | 106 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 106 | 106 | 489 | 107 | 488 |
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