
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (27 Oct):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 10PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | - | - |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | ESE 11 | SW 4 | ESE 9 | N 9 | NW 12 | W 5 | W 5 | N 11 | W 3 | N 16 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 104 | 43 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:07PM3.42m | 00:25AM3.50m | 12:46PM3.39m | 1:10AM3.41m | 1:27PM3.29m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15PM0.16m | 6:38AM0.16m | 6:57PM0.14m | 7:20AM0.33m | 7:42PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
4:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 7 | W 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | W 3 | NW 11 | NW 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 12 |
84 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 10 | ESE 11 | W 9 | NW 11 | N 9 | SE 8 | SE 5 | — | SE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 11 | SE 7 | N 10 | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
— | 28 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | N 16 | NW 13 | N 11 | — | N 16 | SE 7 | N 10 | — | N 10 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | SE 3 |
143 | 83 | 44 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 104 | 43 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1225 | 794 | 824 | 786 | 784 | 124 | 95 | 373 | 373 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 116 | 116 | 114 | 115 | 117 | 115 | 115 |
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