Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 11AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the ENE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | N 7 | E 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 70 | 92 | 116 | 176 | 242 | 229 | 317 | 364 | 293 | 181 | 135 | 91 | 73 | 69 | 54 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:05PM3.06m | 1:07AM3.41m | 1:36PM3.15m | 1:39AM3.47m | 2:07PM3.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:56AM0.26m | 6:59PM0.53m | 7:27AM0.14m | 7:30PM0.45m | 7:57AM0.09m | 8:02PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | E 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 70 | 92 | 116 | 176 | 242 | 229 | 317 | 364 | 269 | 148 | 135 | 91 | 73 | 14 | 54 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | N 9 | E 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | 181 | 105 | 54 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 6 | — | N 5 | NW 5 | N 6 | N 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | 93 | 53 | 263 | 293 | 32 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 105 | 105 | 94 | 94 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 81 | 52 | 178 | 166 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 117 | 138 | 138 | 119 | 166 | 134 |
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