Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 9PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | N 9 | N 6 | N 7 | W 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 76 | 140 | 120 | 55 | 37 | 27 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 41 | 42 | 19 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:35AM2.42m | 9:09PM2.43m | 9:47AM2.43m | 10:11PM2.52m | 10:47AM2.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10PM1.22m | 3:48AM1.15m | 4:15PM1.18m | 4:47AM1.02m | 5:06PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | N 6 | N 6 | W 3 | N 6 | — | SE 7 | NW 11 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 55 | 37 | 27 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 41 | 42 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 8 | NW 9 | N 8 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 8 | — | WNW 3 | — | — | N 8 | N 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 19 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | SSW 2 | WSW 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 76 | 140 | 120 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1225 | 1225 | 1225 | 1273 | 361 | 373 | 712 | 712 | 712 | 712 | 712 | 767 | 277 | 106 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 270 | 107 | 16 |
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