Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 2AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 11 | N 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 10 | 49 | 80 | 128 | 203 | 242 | 302 | 465 | 516 | 522 | 442 | 384 | 367 | 554 | 582 | 417 | 425 | 313 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:05PM2.34m | 8:20AM2.21m | 8:23PM2.44m | 9:24AM2.38m | 9:21PM2.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:00AM1.21m | 2:20PM1.46m | 3:12AM1.04m | 3:25PM1.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 17 | N 17 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 442 | 384 | 367 | — | 582 | 417 | 425 | 313 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 19 | N 19 | N 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | — | — | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 163 | — | — | 208 | 196 | 95 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 21 | N 20 | W 16 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | E 9 | — | SE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 12 | 49 | 80 | 128 | 203 | 242 | 302 | 465 | 516 | 522 | — | — | — | 554 | — | 388 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 119 | 124 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 488 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 138 | 119 | 138 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
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