Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 12AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 53 | 37 | 35 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 11:46PM3.29m | 12:27PM3.23m | 00:33AM3.52m | 1:13PM3.32m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:47PM0.61m | 6:17AM0.09m | 6:33PM0.47m | 7:04AM-0.11m | 7:15PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | ESE 5 | NNE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | N 10 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 53 | 37 | 35 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 7 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | NNE 7 | E 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 11 | — | N 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 5 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 7 | N 7 | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 11 | N 7 | N 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 124 | 124 | 81 | 62 | 65 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 81 | 65 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 115 | 115 | 62 | 62 |
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