Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 6AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the W by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | N 13 | N 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 51 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 99 | 94 | 86 | 65 | 65 | 3 | 3 | 308 | 94 | 102 | 32 | 19 | 3001 | 2513 | 1730 | 1117 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:07PM2.82m | 10:47AM2.84m | 10:46PM3.03m | 11:22AM3.07m | 11:25PM3.23m | 11:56AM3.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34AM0.58m | 4:48PM0.85m | 5:09AM0.36m | 5:24PM0.62m | 5:44AM0.19m | 6:00PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -2 | -5 | 3 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -7 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | N 13 | N 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 11 | — | — | N 15 |
| kJ | 51 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 37 | 99 | 94 | 86 | 65 | 65 | 3 | 3 | 308 | 94 | 102 | 32 | 19 | 9 | — | — | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | N 6 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | N 13 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | N 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 70 | 32 | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | N 8 | N 11 | — | — | — | N 13 | SE 6 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | W 3 | — | SSE 3 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SSW 4 | S 4 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 2 | — | 6 | 188 | 606 | 24 | 43 | 252 | 736 | 1682 | 3001 | 2513 | 1730 | 1117 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 31 | 115 | 117 | 114 | 106 | 107 | 132 | 107 | 100 | 3 | 16 | 654 | 654 | 654 | 494 | 701 | 701 | 494 | 712 | 712 | 654 | 656 | 712 |
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