Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 4PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat morning, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 43 | 40 | 62 | 121 | 131 | 347 | 439 | 410 | 537 | 562 | 626 | 599 | 446 | 349 | 256 | 167 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:02PM3.22m | 3:04AM3.59m | 3:48PM3.09m | 3:50AM3.45m | 4:33PM2.93m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52AM-0.12m | 8:59PM0.52m | 9:38AM-0.01m | 9:42PM0.64m | 10:23AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | N 9 | N 9 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 11 | 22 | 40 | 62 | 94 | 131 | — | 439 | 410 | 537 | 562 | 626 | 599 | 446 | 349 | 256 | 167 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNE 6 | NNW 4 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 43 | 39 | 16 | 121 | 18 | 347 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 178 | 178 | 164 | 494 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 259 | 179 | 179 | 178 | 178 | 125 | 105 | 34 | 105 | 44 | 149 | 18 | 0 |
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