Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 6PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, strong winds from the SE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 123 | 117 | 113 | 110 | 108 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 103 | 101 | 69 | 66 | 64 | 41 | 40 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 33 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:33PM2.51m | 5:27AM2.27m | 5:39PM2.37m | 6:52AM2.16m | 7:05PM2.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05AM1.22m | 10:46PM1.09m | 10:58AM1.41m | 00:09AM1.24m | 12:29PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | ESE 7 | N 11 | ESE 6 | N 10 |
| kJ | 33 | 25 | 18 | 110 | 108 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 103 | 101 | 69 | 66 | 64 | 41 | 40 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 7 | E 3 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 7 | N 11 | N 21 | N 11 | N 19 |
| kJ | 123 | 117 | 113 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | E 7 | — | — | E 8 | N 12 | N 13 | N 20 | N 20 | W 16 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | S 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 7 | SSE 3 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 55 | 3 | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 106 | 107 | 107 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 117 | 62 | 65 | 118 | 177 | 177 |
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