Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 12PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 15 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 380 | 313 | 313 | 302 | 237 | 227 | 186 | 137 | 135 | 132 | 100 | 96 | 94 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 52 | 49 | 40 | 39 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:15PM1.02m | 1:07AM1.06m | 1:40PM1.02m | 1:42AM1.12m | 2:03PM1.00m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:41AM0.05m | 7:00PM0.19m | 7:23AM0.03m | 7:37PM0.13m | 8:04AM0.04m | 8:13PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 380 | 313 | 313 | 302 | 237 | 227 | 186 | 137 | 135 | 132 | 100 | 96 | 94 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 52 | 49 | 40 | 27 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 26 | 42 | 59 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 52 | 37 | 34 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | E 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 39 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 48 | — | — | 52 | 59 | 113 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 54 | 50 | 33 | 46 | 46 |
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