Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 5AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 55 | 459 | 405 | 419 | 279 | 376 | 452 | 435 | 841 | 1070 | 1379 | 1324 | 1059 | 850 | 684 | 679 | 768 | 551 | 530 | 486 | 410 | 354 | 387 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:51PM0.64m | 12:34PM0.96m | 11:53PM0.74m | 1:15PM1.02m | 00:31AM0.85m | 1:48PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41AM0.21m | 5:56PM0.47m | 5:48AM0.11m | 6:40PM0.42m | 6:41AM0.02m | 7:15PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | S 10 | E 8 | S 10 | E 8 | SSW 9 | E 8 | S 7 | E 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 19 | 55 | 21 | 52 | 21 | 146 | 12 | 295 | 11 | 653 | 1070 | 1379 | 1324 | 1059 | 850 | 684 | 679 | 768 | 551 | 530 | 486 | 410 | 354 | 387 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | E 8 | SSE 9 | E 8 | SSW 13 | E 8 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | S 13 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 34 | 21 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 35 | 11 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 123 | 121 | 119 | 131 | 87 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | SSE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | — | S 18 | E 8 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 16 |
| kJ | 33 | 19 | — | 26 | 16 | 36 | 10 | 34 | — | 11 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 6 | S 10 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 2 | NE 3 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | 31 | 459 | 405 | 419 | 279 | 376 | 452 | 435 | 841 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 212 | 140 | 154 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 312 | 66 | 752 | 343 | 343 | 240 | 65 | 54 | 65 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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