Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 7AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 125 | 123 | 149 | 192 | 201 | 225 | 189 | 203 | 203 | 190 | 152 | 126 | 98 | 93 | 78 | 69 | 77 | 61 | 67 | 71 | 93 | 142 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:45AM0.99m | 1:38PM1.00m | 1:18AM1.06m | 1:57PM1.00m | 1:50AM1.10m | 2:14PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01AM0.04m | 7:16PM0.25m | 7:38AM0.04m | 7:47PM0.18m | 8:13AM0.07m | 8:18PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 125 | 125 | 123 | 149 | 192 | 108 | 225 | 189 | 203 | 203 | 190 | 152 | 126 | 98 | 93 | 67 | 69 | 53 | 61 | 67 | 71 | 57 | 76 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | E 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 25 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 61 | 61 | 25 | 14 | 61 | 64 | 61 | 64 | 78 | 57 | 77 | 40 | 32 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | S 8 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 1 | — | 56 | 55 | 30 | 20 | 14 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 3 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 23 | 75 | 99 | 66 | 30 | 201 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 42 | 58 | 82 | 181 | 244 | 93 | 142 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 54 | 189 | 46 | 46 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 56 | 0 |
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