Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 12PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 476 | 651 | 865 | 788 | 533 | 476 | 317 | 190 | 117 | 136 | 411 | 511 | 352 | 193 | 114 | 50 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 107 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:24AM2.38m | 9:21PM2.61m | 10:10AM2.60m | 10:07PM2.82m | 10:47AM2.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12AM1.04m | 3:25PM1.29m | 3:58AM0.82m | 4:10PM1.08m | 4:34AM0.58m | 4:48PM0.85m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 10 | 11 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | -3 | -4 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 476 | — | — | 788 | 533 | 476 | 317 | 190 | 117 | 111 | 70 | 43 | 103 | 53 | 114 | 50 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 3 | NE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 199 | 124 | 101 | 108 | 58 | 48 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | N 8 | ENE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 3 | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | — | 651 | 865 | 567 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 136 | 411 | 511 | 352 | 193 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 27 | 107 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 177 | 118 | 138 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 387 | 373 | 373 | 373 | 243 | 49 | 3 | 16 | 32 | 119 | 118 | 114 | 107 | 132 | 132 |
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