Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 7PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 257 | 237 | 189 | 189 | 144 | 102 | 98 | 96 | 69 | 53 | 51 | 67 | 71 | 57 | 51 | 48 | 46 | 42 | 37 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:54PM0.74m | 8:05AM0.81m | 8:03PM0.67m | 11:18AM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:55PM0.35m | 2:15AM0.34m | 3:19PM0.42m | 3:35AM0.31m | 4:49PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | SSE 10 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 257 | 237 | 189 | 150 | 107 | 88 | 87 | 69 | 54 | 53 | 32 | 67 | 71 | 53 | 40 | 39 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 94 | 94 | — | 189 | 144 | 102 | 98 | 96 | 69 | 48 | 18 | 63 | 59 | 57 | 51 | 48 | 46 | 42 | 37 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 43 | 41 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | — | — | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 245 | 127 | 106 | 208 | 132 | 136 | 109 | 286 | 237 | 164 | 51 | 258 | 249 | 203 | — | 157 | 161 | — | — | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 |
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