Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 3PM is: 1.5m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat morning, light winds from the N by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 87 | 123 | 124 | 110 | 64 | 62 | 58 | 56 | 74 | 72 | 80 | 64 | 61 | 61 | 44 | 44 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 15 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:24PM3.30m | 00:31AM3.49m | 12:57PM3.34m | 1:08AM3.46m | 1:29PM3.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:32PM0.36m | 6:53AM0.08m | 7:05PM0.30m | 7:25AM0.20m | 7:36PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 5 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | E 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 51 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 58 | 22 | 74 | 72 | 80 | 64 | 61 | 61 | 44 | 44 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | — | — | — | NNE 10 | N 4 | — | — | NW 4 | NNE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NNE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 56 | 10 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 12 | 10 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 3 | W 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 87 | 123 | 124 | 110 | 60 | 37 | 35 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 25 | 17 | 45 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 656 | 656 | 662 | 682 | 107 | 259 | 214 | 178 | 107 | 107 | 106 | 115 | 115 | 30 | 119 | 118 | 118 | 117 | 115 | 115 | 138 |
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