Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 5PM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NNE 8 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 6 | N 12 | NE 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | N 22 | N 23 | N 22 | N 21 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:52AM2.61m | 10:53PM2.88m | 11:27AM2.83m | 11:28PM3.11m | 12:00PM3.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54PM1.01m | 5:20AM0.58m | 5:26PM0.80m | 5:50AM0.35m | 5:58PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | ENE 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | NE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NNE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | E 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | N 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 4 | NE 7 | NE 6 | N 22 | N 23 | N 22 | N 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 9 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | N 12 | NE 7 | SE 4 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 21 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 15 | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 563 | 525 | 243 | 106 | 106 | 114 | 115 | 128 | 357 | 139 | 139 | 132 | 327 | 116 | 373 | 373 | 373 | 119 | 114 | 116 |
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