Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 1AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 76 | 52 | 51 | 71 | 72 | 156 | 331 | 806 | 1080 | 1031 | 1045 | 1075 | 1068 | 1068 | 976 | 792 | 720 | 565 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:44PM0.88m | 5:14AM0.96m | 5:15PM0.80m | 6:12AM0.86m | 5:52PM0.72m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35PM0.24m | 12:22PM0.34m | 00:29AM0.27m | 1:34PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 76 | 52 | 51 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 331 | 806 | 1080 | 1031 | 1045 | 1075 | 1068 | 1068 | 976 | 792 | 720 | 565 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | S 14 |
| kJ | 27 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 36 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | — | — | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | S 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 35 | 71 | 72 | 156 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 31 | 98 | 122 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 46 | 240 | 104 | 189 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 65 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 65 | 22 | 12 |
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