Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 5PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 7 | SW 8 | S 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 16 | 17 | 31 | 37 | 48 | 45 | 68 | 60 | 80 | 56 | 53 | 77 | 74 | 98 | 131 | 128 | 92 | 87 | 60 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:49PM0.95m | 3:26AM1.04m | 3:10PM0.93m | 3:59AM0.98m | 3:33PM0.89m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17AM0.19m | 9:20PM0.07m | 9:49AM0.27m | 9:52PM0.09m | 10:23AM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 11 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 26 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 37 | 48 | 43 | 43 | 60 | 80 | 56 | 36 | 77 | 74 | 98 | 131 | 128 | 92 | 87 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 12 | S 12 | E 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | SSE 7 | E 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 45 | 68 | 10 | 58 | 55 | 53 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | E 7 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 29 | 47 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SSE 4 | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 10 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 56 | 50 | 65 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
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