Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 3PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 79 | 114 | 117 | 131 | 231 | 305 | 340 | 397 | 408 | 520 | 629 | 660 | 536 | 471 | 471 | 392 | 374 | 377 | 425 | 533 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:10PM2.62m | 5:34AM2.62m | 6:00PM2.43m | 6:38AM2.39m | 7:08PM2.30m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:55AM0.86m | 11:07PM1.00m | 11:39AM1.14m | 00:03AM1.19m | 12:45PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 48 | — | — | 117 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 536 | 471 | 471 | 392 | 374 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | — | 79 | 114 | — | — | 231 | 305 | 340 | 397 | 408 | 520 | 629 | 660 | — | — | — | — | — | 377 | 425 | 533 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 37 | 166 | 142 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 318 | 305 | 304 | 682 | 689 | 1296 | 200 | 113 | 125 | 105 | 105 | 185 | 149 | 149 |
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