Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 3PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ESE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 90 | 90 | 87 | 66 | 50 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 73 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 35 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 10:34AM2.86m | 10:53PM3.01m | 11:35AM3.06m | 11:46PM3.29m | 12:27PM3.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54PM0.78m | 5:26AM0.38m | 5:47PM0.61m | 6:17AM0.09m | 6:33PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 18 | 30 | 45 | 50 | 39 | 32 | 18 | 73 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 35 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 8 | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 41 | 41 | 40 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 90 | 90 | 87 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 275 | 293 | 242 | 164 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 105 | 99 | 81 | 62 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 81 | 62 |
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