Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 6PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | N 7 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | N 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | ESE 9 | NW 13 | SW 4 | N 8 | W 4 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:30AM3.37m | 11:43PM3.49m | 12:07PM3.42m | 00:25AM3.50m | 12:46PM3.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37PM0.25m | 5:58AM0.08m | 6:15PM0.16m | 6:38AM0.16m | 6:57PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | N 7 | N 6 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | W 3 |
| kJ | 75 | 21 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 128 | 171 | 79 | 79 | 46 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | WNW 4 | NE 9 | N 6 | ESE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | — | SE 5 | — | S 6 | SE 6 | W 19 | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | N 8 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 12 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NNE 9 | NW 10 | N 8 | N 7 | N 9 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | NW 13 | SE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 2 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | W 4 | WSW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 19 | 94 | 44 | 127 | 154 | 54 | 18 | 52 | 118 | 105 | 69 | 35 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 117 | 177 | 149 | 119 | 177 | 712 | 576 | 712 | 712 | 735 | 794 | 824 | 784 | 116 | 116 | 767 | 65 | 65 | 305 | 114 |
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