Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 4AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 544 | 811 | 1077 | 1773 | 1605 | 1526 | 1266 | 1210 | 1073 | 1025 | 1025 | 683 | 1012 | 1061 | 1544 | 1989 | 2288 | 2581 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:01AM0.72m | 1:23PM1.02m | 00:43AM0.80m | 2:06PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04PM0.42m | 5:58AM0.13m | 6:59PM0.39m | 6:53AM0.03m | 7:41PM0.37m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 544 | 811 | 1077 | 1773 | 1605 | 1526 | 1266 | 1210 | 1073 | 1025 | 1025 | 683 | 1012 | 1061 | 1544 | 1989 | 2288 | 2581 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 16 | SSW 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 15 | S 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 26 | 267 | 436 | 27 | 17 | 28 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 275 | 307 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 7 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 3 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 29 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 101 | 115 | 148 | — | — | 46 | 49 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 46 | 46 | 275 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 65 | 343 | 343 |
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