Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 9AM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 2.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue night, min 6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | E 8 | E 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 482 | 476 | 665 | 950 | 702 | 461 | 360 | 429 | 232 | 118 | 74 | 240 | 275 | 210 | 102 | 53 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 80 | 93 |
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 | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:24AM2.38m | 9:21PM2.61m | 10:10AM2.60m | 10:07PM2.82m | 10:47AM2.84m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12AM1.04m | 3:25PM1.29m | 3:58AM0.82m | 4:10PM1.08m | 4:34AM0.58m | 4:48PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 4 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | -3 | -3 | -3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | -4 | -6 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ESE 5 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | 476 | 665 | 788 | 702 | 461 | 360 | 429 | 232 | 118 | 74 | 48 | 33 | 24 | 102 | 53 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 389 | 124 | 103 | — | 131 | 75 | 22 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 16 | 38 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | WNW 2 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 482 | — | — | 950 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 68 | 240 | 275 | 210 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 24 | 80 | 93 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 177 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 49 | 373 | 373 | 373 | 361 | 100 | 3 | 16 | 32 | 118 | 115 | 107 | 27 | 576 | 105 |
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