Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 1PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 107 | 109 | 89 | 89 | 68 | 46 | 46 | 28 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 43 | 43 | 80 | 153 | 161 | 177 | 194 | 162 | 132 | 104 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:16AM1.12m | 3:53PM1.00m | 3:51AM1.09m | 4:17PM0.94m | 4:29AM1.04m | 4:44PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04AM0.02m | 10:14PM0.20m | 10:44AM0.11m | 10:52PM0.21m | 11:28AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 107 | 109 | 89 | 89 | 68 | 46 | 46 | 28 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 43 | 43 | 5 | 15 | 161 | 177 | 194 | 162 | 132 | 104 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 6 | S 7 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 5 | 4 | — | 15 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | ESE 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | W 4 | WSW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 318 | — | 9 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 80 | 153 | 235 | 297 | 318 | 36 | 30 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 34 | 65 | 104 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 46 | 0 | 34 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 104 | 46 | 0 | 22 |
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