Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 5PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 19 | 68 | 103 | 96 | 130 | 128 | 125 | 123 | 117 | 113 | 110 | 108 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 101 | 69 | 66 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:46PM2.70m | 4:26AM2.49m | 4:33PM2.51m | 5:27AM2.27m | 5:39PM2.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:27AM1.01m | 9:54PM0.88m | 10:05AM1.22m | 10:46PM1.09m | 10:58AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | N 16 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 19 | 68 | 103 | 96 | 130 | 60 | 45 | 27 | 27 | 113 | 110 | 108 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 101 | 69 | 66 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 16 | SE 7 | SE 6 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 128 | 125 | 123 | 117 | — | 13 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 11 | N 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 5 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 61 | 72 | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 548 | 686 | 259 | 178 | 107 | 95 | 34 | 95 | 106 | 107 | 106 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 16 | 0 |
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