Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 6PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (19 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 78 | 124 | 167 | 208 | 294 | 424 | 450 | 455 | 455 | 516 | 422 | 548 | 548 | 548 | 419 | 354 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:05PM2.34m | 8:20AM2.21m | 8:23PM2.44m | 9:24AM2.38m | 9:21PM2.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:29PM1.52m | 2:00AM1.21m | 2:20PM1.46m | 3:12AM1.04m | 3:25PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | N 17 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 516 | 422 | 548 | 548 | 548 | 419 | 354 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 7 | N 11 | N 11 | N 19 | N 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 106 | — | — | — | 120 | 117 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | N 13 | N 21 | N 20 | W 16 | W 15 | N 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 52 | 78 | 124 | 167 | 208 | 294 | 424 | 450 | 455 | 455 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 117 | 117 | 118 | 124 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 270 | 182 | 177 | 149 | 138 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 27 |
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