Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 6PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 7 | N 7 | E 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 18 | 33 | 37 | 50 | 50 | 70 | 98 | 123 | 145 | 209 | 270 | 345 | 469 | 507 | 574 | 576 | 579 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:28PM2.83m | 4:44AM2.91m | 5:10PM2.62m | 5:34AM2.62m | 6:00PM2.43m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18AM0.56m | 10:24PM0.80m | 10:55AM0.86m | 11:07PM1.00m | 11:39AM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 37 | 50 | 50 | 70 | 98 | 123 | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | 574 | 576 | 579 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | NNE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 7 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 209 | 270 | 345 | 469 | 507 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 106 | 132 | 124 | 124 | 31 | 37 | 37 | 115 | 166 | 273 | 305 | 300 | 317 | 307 | 305 | 317 | 304 | 682 | 304 | 304 |
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