Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 8PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:35PM3.29m | 2:39AM3.64m | 3:13PM3.18m | 3:19AM3.46m | 3:50PM3.02m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:27AM-0.15m | 8:33PM0.39m | 9:06AM0.01m | 9:10PM0.49m | 9:42AM0.26m | 9:46PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 10 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 563 | 563 | 1253 | 388 | 132 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 118 | 114 | 114 | 124 | 116 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 115 | 117 | 119 | 119 |
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