Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banff today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banff at 12AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the W by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | WNW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 64 | 68 | 61 | 44 | 43 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 62 | 46 | 34 | 32 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:08AM3.46m | 1:29PM3.31m | 1:45AM3.36m | 2:00PM3.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05PM0.30m | 7:25AM0.20m | 7:36PM0.30m | 7:55AM0.37m | 8:08PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 |
| kJ | 80 | 64 | 68 | 61 | 44 | 43 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 98 | 70 | 62 | 46 | 34 | 32 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 13 | 34 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 45 | 56 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 31 | 28 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 118 | 118 | 138 | 177 | 187 | 563 | 49 | 65 | 65 | 784 | 81 | 62 |
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