Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 3PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 30 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 119 | 124 | 129 | 193 | 188 | 178 | 128 | 68 | 27 | 31 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:37PM2.80m | 5:04AM2.83m | 5:35PM2.62m | 6:18AM2.61m | 6:54PM2.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23AM0.65m | 10:40PM0.79m | 11:17AM0.92m | 11:48PM0.96m | 12:38PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 48 | 30 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 31 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | WNW 3 | — | S 6 | E 5 | E 5 | — | E 5 | S 6 | N 10 | NE 10 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 17 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 6 | E 5 | SE 6 | S 6 | E 5 | S 6 | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | W 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 22 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 46 | 119 | 124 | 129 | 193 | 188 | 178 | 128 | 68 | 10 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 369 | 302 | 37 | 28 | 114 | 114 | 116 | 124 | 494 | 735 | 656 | 656 | 654 | 656 | 541 | 373 | 373 | 373 | 106 | 37 | 28 |
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