Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 12AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 32 | 50 | 50 | 70 | 98 | 120 | 142 | 249 | 285 | 336 | 434 | 499 | 516 | 567 | 621 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:28PM2.83m | 4:44AM2.91m | 5:10PM2.62m | 5:34AM2.62m | 6:00PM2.43m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24PM0.80m | 10:55AM0.86m | 11:07PM1.00m | 11:39AM1.14m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | — | NNE 8 | — | — | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 32 | 50 | 50 | 70 | — | 120 | — | — | 285 | — | — | — | — | — | 621 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | — | NNE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | NNE 8 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 98 | — | 142 | 249 | — | 336 | 434 | 499 | 516 | 567 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 128 | 124 | 124 | 114 | 37 | 117 | 117 | 259 | 305 | 305 | 300 | 178 | 305 | 304 | 318 | 425 | 682 | 304 | 125 |
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