Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 1AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 63 | 48 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 41 | 76 | 20 | 172 | 165 | 184 | 129 | 102 | 78 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:53PM1.00m | 3:51AM1.09m | 4:17PM0.94m | 4:29AM1.04m | 4:44PM0.88m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14PM0.20m | 10:44AM0.11m | 10:52PM0.21m | 11:28AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SW 6 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 68 | 63 | 48 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 8 | 20 | 113 | 165 | 184 | 129 | 102 | 78 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SSE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 6 | ESE 9 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | WSW 4 | — | WSW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | 41 | 76 | 27 | 172 | 240 | 673 | 23 | — | 36 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 76 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 104 | 46 | 46 | 0 |
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