Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (16 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 12AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNE 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 264 | 250 | 229 | 225 | 225 | 280 | 272 | 196 | 180 | 177 | 397 | 198 | 149 | 143 | 104 | 190 | 193 | 173 | 200 | 186 | 277 | 256 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:12PM2.69m | 4:01AM2.34m | 4:05PM2.58m | 5:06AM2.25m | 5:07PM2.51m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:32PM0.94m | 9:31AM1.28m | 10:34PM1.05m | 10:34AM1.39m | 11:46PM1.07m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  |  |  | | |  | |  | | |  | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
 | 3:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:51 | — | — | — | — | 3:48 |
mm | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 2 | -3 | -2 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | N 14 | NNE 6 | N 13 | N 5 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | E 8 |
| kJ | 80 | 250 | 43 | 225 | 85 | 280 | 272 | 196 | 96 | 98 | 397 | 198 | 149 | 143 | 104 | 117 | 123 | 121 | 133 | 133 | 164 | 256 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | NW 12 | N 13 | N 11 | N 13 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | — | — | NNE 6 | — | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 264 | 6 | 229 | 2 | 225 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 180 | 177 | 14 | 46 | 23 | 30 | 25 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 37 | — | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | NW 12 | SE 7 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 161 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | NW 4 | N 5 | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | SE 6 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 83 | 12 | 92 | — | 57 | 59 | 76 | — | — | — | 2 | 21 | 75 | 130 | 190 | 193 | 173 | 200 | 186 | 277 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 356 | 425 | 548 | 107 | 259 | 149 | 178 | 117 | 13 | 0 | 489 | 488 | 478 | 488 | 356 | 308 | 342 | 342 | 304 | 305 | 117 |
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