Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 5PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | N 7 | WNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 180 | 178 | 186 | 229 | 171 | 136 | 113 | 78 | 50 | 38 | 32 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:36AM2.84m | 10:43PM3.07m | 11:29AM3.06m | 11:31PM3.34m | 12:12PM3.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49PM0.84m | 5:19AM0.27m | 5:36PM0.63m | 6:05AM0.03m | 6:17PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | N 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 78 | 50 | 38 | 32 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | S 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ESE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 2 |
| kJ | 21 | 72 | 180 | 178 | 186 | 229 | 171 | 136 | 113 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 656 | 107 | 1577 | 488 | 488 | 488 | 125 | 105 | 146 | 146 | 114 | 114 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 117 | 117 | 119 | 124 | 572 | 65 |
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