Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 4PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 969 | 969 | 1011 | 963 | 894 | 699 | 617 | 541 | 390 | 314 | 259 | 214 | 210 | 167 | 150 | 125 | 86 | 85 | 60 | 59 | 40 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 6:12AM0.86m | 5:52PM0.72m | 9:37AM0.78m | 6:46PM0.65m | 11:40AM0.87m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:34PM0.46m | 1:44AM0.30m | 3:10PM0.53m | 3:16AM0.28m | 4:49PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 |
| kJ | 969 | 969 | 1011 | 963 | 894 | 699 | 617 | 541 | 390 | 314 | 259 | 214 | 210 | 167 | 150 | 125 | 86 | 85 | 60 | 59 | 40 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 23 | — | — | — | 16 | 16 | 66 | 72 | 58 | 63 | 68 | 50 | 50 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 22 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 3 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 37 | 23 | 74 | 94 | 77 | 64 | 178 | 242 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 12 | 22 | 65 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 22 | 0 | 46 | 76 | 54 | 0 | 33 | 46 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
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