Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (27 Oct):
The current surf forecast for Banff at 2AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the S by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | N 9 | SSE 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WNW 5 | S 4 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 11 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:43PM3.49m | 12:07PM3.42m | 00:25AM3.50m | 12:46PM3.39m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58AM0.08m | 6:15PM0.16m | 6:38AM0.16m | 6:57PM0.14m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | SE 10 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | W 4 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 3 | 137 | — | 124 | 82 | 44 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | N 9 | SE 8 | NW 11 | S 7 | N 8 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 20 | — | — | — | 27 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | — | — | N 9 | SE 8 | N 9 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 79 | 87 | 133 | 56 | 457 | 157 | 154 | 86 | 52 | 26 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 177 | 712 | 712 | 576 | 576 | 1225 | 786 | 786 | 784 | 116 | 95 | 767 | 65 | 373 | 305 | 114 |
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