Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 5PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 13 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 61 | 91 | 54 | 32 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:02AM2.50m | 8:14PM2.64m | 9:26AM2.64m | 9:28PM2.85m | 10:26AM2.85m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:24PM1.26m | 3:10AM0.71m | 3:40PM1.09m | 4:13AM0.46m | 4:34PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | NW 13 | NW 13 | N 16 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | — | — | N 16 | NW 13 | N 16 | NW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | NW 4 | N 11 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 6 | S 6 | — | N 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 10 | NW 9 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 34 | 61 | 91 | 54 | 32 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 373 | 541 | 52 | 765 | 373 | 326 | 327 | 327 | 95 | 326 | 388 | 106 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 106 | 1225 | 488 | 107 |
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