Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 6PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 16 | 27 | 45 | 64 | 69 | 55 | 33 | 39 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 34 | 30 | 22 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:07PM2.61m | 6:20AM2.72m | 7:01PM2.49m | 7:23AM2.52m | 8:02PM2.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56AM0.73m | 00:06AM1.08m | 12:49PM0.98m | 1:12AM1.19m | 1:56PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | N 5 | N 8 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 6 | N 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 33 | 1 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 34 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | — | N 7 | — | NE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | W 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 4 | NNW 5 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | NNW 7 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 16 | 27 | 45 | 64 | 69 | 55 | 10 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 26 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 783 | 1053 | 1053 | 1225 | 491 | 491 | 243 | 202 | 214 | 304 | 1585 | 414 | 302 | 164 | 139 | 243 | 243 | 106 | 374 | 106 | 106 |
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