Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 11AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSW 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 211 | 171 | 205 | 255 | 176 | 268 | 160 | 142 | 142 | 123 | 105 | 173 | 213 | 200 | 644 | 876 | 1027 | 1467 | 1267 | 1045 | 955 | 938 | 808 | 793 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:18AM0.75m | 5:19PM0.74m | 9:54AM0.74m | 6:37PM0.68m | 11:02AM0.81m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:11AM0.26m | 1:04PM0.55m | 1:30AM0.31m | 2:35PM0.55m | 2:57AM0.31m | 3:56PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SE 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 211 | 171 | 205 | 255 | 176 | 268 | 160 | 142 | 142 | 123 | 101 | 106 | 213 | 169 | 644 | 876 | 1027 | 1467 | 1267 | 1045 | 955 | 938 | 808 | 793 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 7 | SSE 11 | E 7 | S 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SSW 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 31 | 59 | 98 | 105 | 173 | 112 | 200 | 128 | 120 | 84 | 83 | 70 | 53 | 43 | 42 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 11 | E 7 | — | S 16 | S 16 | SE 15 | SW 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | ESE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | 24 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 42 | 78 | 41 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | SSE 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 31 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 46 | 22 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 189 | 46 | 46 | 22 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 46 | 66 | 54 | 65 |
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