Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (19 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 11PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 9 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 311 | 250 | 196 | 163 | 116 | 96 | 64 | 38 | 26 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 39 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:33PM2.93m | 4:36AM3.23m | 5:19PM2.76m | 5:25AM2.97m | 6:07PM2.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26PM0.78m | 11:08AM0.46m | 11:13PM0.94m | 11:56AM0.73m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — |
| kJ | 311 | 250 | 196 | 163 | 116 | 96 | 64 | 38 | 26 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | N 5 | NE 7 | N 4 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | E 6 | N 9 | NE 7 | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 39 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 34 | 62 | 153 | 304 | 868 | 662 | 234 | 243 | 302 | 356 | 800 | 800 | 863 | 654 | 362 |
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