Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 10AM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri night, light winds from the E by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | NNE 10 | WNW 5 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 29 | 40 | 54 | 41 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 48 | 138 | 124 | 171 | 145 | 140 | 138 | 97 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 72 | 66 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:49AM3.20m | 11:52PM3.43m | 12:24PM3.30m | 00:31AM3.49m | 12:57PM3.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:56PM0.48m | 6:20AM0.04m | 6:32PM0.36m | 6:53AM0.08m | 7:05PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 5 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 17 | 18 | 51 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 59 | 16 | 55 | 54 | 72 | 66 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | N 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | — | NNE 10 | N 4 | E 5 | W 3 | E 7 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 57 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 12 | S 6 | S 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | N 7 | E 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | SE 2 |
| kJ | 9 | — | 40 | 54 | 41 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 48 | 138 | 124 | 171 | 145 | 140 | 138 | 97 | 58 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 177 | 124 | 31 | 28 | 52 | 654 | 794 | 656 | 712 | 37 | 656 | 488 | 488 | 488 | 656 | 488 | 431 | 107 | 107 | 106 | 106 | 37 | 16 |
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