Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (16 Jul):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 11PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu night, light winds from the NE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 319 | 254 | 249 | 244 | 244 | 212 | 180 | 180 | 153 | 150 | 147 | 100 | 98 | 94 | 77 | 65 | 131 | 199 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:40PM0.97m | 3:40AM1.03m | 5:06PM0.90m | 4:19AM1.01m | 5:30PM0.85m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24PM0.40m | 10:48AM0.00m | 10:59PM0.39m | 11:30AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 319 | 254 | 249 | 244 | 244 | 212 | 180 | 180 | 153 | 150 | 147 | 100 | 74 | 63 | 66 | 58 | 58 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | E 7 | E 7 | S 13 | S 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 57 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 98 | 94 | 77 | 38 | 38 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | — | S 12 | S 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 46 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 101 | 146 | 89 | 59 | 56 | 75 | 70 | 42 | 59 | 108 | 104 | 92 | 96 | 217 | 212 | 65 | 131 | 199 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 37 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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