Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 5AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 5 | W 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 71 | 93 | 118 | 84 | 79 | 50 | 48 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 100 | 121 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:25AM3.26m | 3:52PM2.97m | 4:09AM3.06m | 4:37PM2.80m | 5:04AM2.83m | 5:35PM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40AM0.41m | 9:52PM0.62m | 10:23AM0.65m | 10:40PM0.79m | 11:17AM0.92m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | 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 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 71 | 93 | 118 | 84 | 79 | 50 | 48 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 13 | N 5 | N 12 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | SE 5 | WNW 3 | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | N 7 | N 6 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 9 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 13 | N 8 | N 12 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | — | S 6 | SE 6 | — | S 6 | N 7 | N 7 | E 5 | N 10 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 3 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 12 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 19 | 24 | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 74 | 100 | 121 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 276 | 259 | 146 | 107 | 16 | 115 | 115 | 138 | 27 | 0 | 37 | 367 | 488 | 37 | 28 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 488 | 541 | 656 | 656 | 712 | 654 |
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