Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 12AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 416 | 384 | 408 | 423 | 416 | 355 | 316 | 341 | 326 | 413 | 422 | 432 | 432 | 383 | 337 | 287 | 208 | 168 | 131 |
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 | 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 |
High Tide | 6:00PM2.43m | 6:38AM2.39m | 7:08PM2.30m | 8:01AM2.26m | 8:33PM2.29m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:03AM1.19m | 12:45PM1.36m | 1:36AM1.31m | 2:33PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | — | — | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 341 | — | — | — | 432 | 432 | 383 | 337 | 287 | 208 | 168 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — |
| kJ | 416 | 384 | 408 | 423 | 416 | 355 | 316 | — | 326 | 413 | 422 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1296 | 304 | 182 | 149 | 185 | 179 | 686 | 777 | 179 | 179 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 95 | 105 | 149 | 49 | 37 |
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