Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 2PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue morning, light winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | N 5 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 136 | 178 | 214 | 294 | 443 | 528 | 522 | 549 | 483 | 376 | 702 | 375 | 651 | 450 | 188 | 99 | 114 | 70 | 49 | 36 | 23 | 12 | 7 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:20AM2.21m | 8:23PM2.44m | 9:24AM2.38m | 9:21PM2.61m | 10:10AM2.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20PM1.46m | 3:12AM1.04m | 3:25PM1.29m | 3:58AM0.82m | 4:10PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | N 17 | — | — | ESE 8 | E 9 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 432 | 483 | 163 | 702 | 375 | 651 | 450 | 188 | 99 | 114 | 70 | 49 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 315 | — | — | 160 | 99 | — | — | — | 36 | 23 | 12 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | W 3 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | W 4 | W 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 136 | 178 | 214 | 294 | 443 | 528 | 522 | 549 | — | 376 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 35 | 53 | 55 | 44 | 6 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 177 | 177 | 367 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 138 | 177 | 118 | 138 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 49 | 361 | 305 | 105 | 81 | 62 | 95 | 106 | 114 |
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