Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 1PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 198 | 238 | 221 | 245 | 154 | 277 | 254 | 203 | 302 | 227 | 163 | 193 | 409 | 544 | 517 | 482 | 534 | 496 | 415 | 426 | 792 | 769 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:16AM0.99m | 4:08PM0.88m | 4:53AM0.91m | 4:32PM0.84m | 5:36AM0.81m | 5:00PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51AM0.30m | 10:56PM0.18m | 11:28AM0.40m | 11:39PM0.23m | 12:17PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 198 | 238 | 221 | 79 | 154 | 277 | 254 | 203 | 202 | 227 | 163 | 193 | 409 | 544 | 517 | 482 | 534 | 496 | 415 | 426 | 792 | 769 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | S 13 | S 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | S 15 | ESE 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 84 | 86 | 92 | 33 | 64 | 50 | 35 | 74 | 37 | 52 | 160 | 96 | 39 | 31 | 56 | 110 | 33 | 198 | 176 | 215 | 50 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 11 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | S 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 34 | 34 | 26 | 37 | 39 | 32 | 28 | 31 | 38 | 38 | 29 | 20 | 66 | 31 | 58 | 109 | 32 | 52 | 45 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 10 | SW 5 | W 5 | — | SW 5 | SSW 11 | SW 5 | — | SSW 5 | SSE 8 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 245 | 32 | 7 | — | 20 | 302 | 21 | — | 17 | 104 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 66 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 54 | 54 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 189 | 22 | 65 | 65 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22 |
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