Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 5PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | W 4 | W 5 | NW 5 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | N 10 | N 10 | SE 5 | SE 8 | N 23 | NNE 22 | NNE 22 | N 22 | N 21 | N 20 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 101 | 70 | 48 | 102 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 98 | 91 | 36 | 35 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:00PM3.22m | 2:21AM3.20m | 2:33PM3.07m | 2:59AM2.99m | 3:07PM2.90m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55AM0.37m | 8:08PM0.36m | 8:24AM0.57m | 8:40PM0.49m | 8:55AM0.79m | 9:14PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NW 5 | E 9 | WNW 4 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | N 10 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 99 | 101 | 70 | 38 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NE 10 | E 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | NW 5 | ESE 8 | E 7 | N 7 | N 10 | — | N 10 | SE 8 | — | N 23 | NNE 22 | NNE 22 | N 22 | N 21 | N 20 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 11 | — | 11 | 98 | 91 | 36 | 35 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | NE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | N 11 | NW 11 | — | — | — | N 13 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | S 2 | S 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 12 | 40 | 29 | 48 | 102 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 36 | 50 | 54 | 10 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 794 | 712 | 794 | 81 | 81 | 361 | 116 | 139 | 752 | 884 | 784 | 884 | 387 | 95 | 95 | 32 | 49 | 49 | 37 | 65 | 52 |
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