Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 2AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue night, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 850 | 739 | 759 | 584 | 633 | 541 | 556 | 479 | 416 | 387 | 326 | 264 | 282 | 249 | 198 | 161 | 125 | 120 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:31AM0.85m | 1:48PM1.05m | 1:04AM0.96m | 2:15PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40PM0.42m | 6:41AM0.02m | 7:15PM0.36m | 7:25AM-0.04m | 7:47PM0.31m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 14 | 3 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 7 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 850 | 739 | 759 | 584 | 633 | 541 | 556 | 479 | 416 | 387 | 326 | 264 | 120 | 249 | 198 | 84 | 84 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | E 7 | ESE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 103 | 100 | 104 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 38 | 37 | 223 | 103 | 84 | 161 | 125 | 120 |
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 | SSW 10 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 35 | 91 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 83 | 193 | 182 | 213 | 125 | 163 | 186 | 179 | 159 | 282 | 293 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 37 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
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