Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 5PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu morning, light winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:08AM2.40m | 10:12PM2.64m | 10:52AM2.61m | 10:53PM2.88m | 11:27AM2.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:17PM1.22m | 4:47AM0.82m | 4:54PM1.01m | 5:20AM0.58m | 5:26PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 8 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 26 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NE 9 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | E 8 | — | N 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 17 | 29 | 11 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 356 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 107 | 107 | 95 | 95 | 563 | 260 | 243 | 106 | 106 | 114 | 119 | 138 | 134 | 139 | 139 | 132 |
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