Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 4PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 377 | 318 | 345 | 389 | 389 | 382 | 478 | 353 | 346 | 346 | 296 | 306 | 306 | 312 | 429 | 422 | 325 | 313 | 265 | 256 | 202 | 176 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:18PM0.95m | 11:56PM0.91m | 12:48PM1.00m | 00:32AM0.99m | 1:15PM1.02m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:09AM0.18m | 5:43PM0.35m | 5:58AM0.11m | 6:23PM0.27m | 6:41AM0.05m | 7:00PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 377 | 318 | 345 | 389 | 389 | 382 | 478 | 353 | 346 | 346 | 296 | 306 | 306 | 312 | 429 | 422 | 325 | 313 | 265 | 256 | 202 | 176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 14 | E 7 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 59 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 28 | 38 | 34 | 20 | 26 | 31 | 34 | 41 | 60 | 100 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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