Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 2PM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, gales from the SSE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | E 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | N 13 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 181 | 87 | 177 | 287 | 296 | 205 | 129 | 58 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 51 | 94 | 108 | 85 | 91 | 89 | 62 | 3 | 232 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:10AM2.60m | 10:07PM2.82m | 10:47AM2.84m | 10:46PM3.03m | 11:22AM3.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58AM0.82m | 4:10PM1.08m | 4:34AM0.58m | 4:48PM0.85m | 5:09AM0.36m | 5:24PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
Feels °C | -1 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -5 | -1 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | E 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ESE 4 | E 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | N 13 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 181 | 74 | 51 | 25 | 13 | 25 | 129 | 58 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 51 | 94 | 108 | 85 | 91 | 89 | 62 | 3 | 232 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 7 | W 3 | E 6 | E 6 | — | N 6 | N 7 | — | N 9 | N 5 | NNW 4 | W 3 | N 11 | N 11 | — | N 13 |
| kJ | 59 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | E 6 | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | N 9 | NNE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 21 | 87 | 177 | 287 | 296 | 205 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 25 | 38 | 13 | — | — | 3 | 93 | 555 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 370 | 214 | 361 | 373 | 243 | 234 | 3 | 16 | 28 | 115 | 117 | 114 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 95 | 62 | 0 | 490 | 701 | 654 | 116 |
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