Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (05 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 2AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the W by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | N 16 | N 16 | NW 13 | W 5 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 38 | 66 | 59 | 36 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:44PM2.56m | 8:02AM2.50m | 8:14PM2.64m | 9:26AM2.64m | 9:28PM2.85m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39AM0.90m | 2:24PM1.26m | 3:10AM0.71m | 3:40PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | NW 13 | N 16 | N 17 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | S 6 | — | NW 13 | — | N 16 | NW 13 | NW 13 | N 9 | N 8 | NW 8 | N 8 | N 10 | N 10 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 16 | N 16 | NW 13 | — | — | N 16 | — | SE 6 | — | N 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | N 7 | N 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 7 | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 25 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 43 | 38 | 66 | 59 | 36 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 373 | 373 | 373 | 388 | 767 | 767 | 373 | 373 | 52 | 373 | 327 | 326 | 326 | 95 | 326 | 506 | 576 | 106 | 114 |
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