Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 1AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 8 | S 13 | SSW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 39 | 38 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 17 | 31 | 37 | 47 | 45 | 68 | 60 | 58 | 55 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:54AM1.09m | 2:49PM0.95m | 3:26AM1.04m | 3:10PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49PM0.08m | 9:17AM0.19m | 9:20PM0.07m | 9:49AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 39 | 39 | 38 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 37 | 31 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 49 | 50 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 45 | 68 | 60 | 58 | 55 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 4 | SSE 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 29 | 47 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 50 | 46 | 54 | 22 | 45 | 65 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 46 | 12 | 0 |
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