Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 12AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 53 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:27AM3.03m | 12:56PM2.86m | 1:02AM3.18m | 1:32PM2.93m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21PM0.83m | 6:50AM0.53m | 6:54PM0.72m | 7:24AM0.40m | 7:25PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | — | — | — | SE 6 | E 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | S 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 53 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 37 | 31 | 37 | 305 | 106 | 115 | 115 | 114 | 114 | 118 | 142 | 142 | 132 | 414 | 390 |
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