Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 23s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 22s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 20s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 10AM is: 0.3m 22s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 23s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 22s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 21 | N 23 | NNE 22 | N 22 | N 21 | N 21 | N 20 | N 19 | N 17 | N 8 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 43 | 99 | 38 | 36 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 113 | 153 | 144 | 181 | 173 | 173 | 171 | 166 | 121 | 115 | 112 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:07PM2.90m | 3:39AM2.74m | 3:46PM2.70m | 4:26AM2.49m | 4:33PM2.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55AM0.79m | 9:14PM0.67m | 9:27AM1.01m | 9:54PM0.88m | 10:05AM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | N 16 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 4 | NNE 5 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 |
| kJ | 35 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 113 | 153 | 144 | 181 | 173 | 20 | 26 | 166 | 121 | 115 | 112 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 21 | N 23 | NNE 22 | N 22 | N 21 | N 21 | N 20 | N 19 | N 9 | N 8 | N 16 | SE 7 | N 14 | SE 6 | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 13 | N 13 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 18 | 43 | 99 | 38 | 36 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 173 | 171 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | NW 21 | — | — | — | N 13 | — | — | N 17 | — | N 8 | N 11 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 17 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 361 | 37 | 37 | 49 | 62 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 62 | 52 | 106 | 541 | 774 | 559 | 178 | 178 | 95 | 95 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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