Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 6AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 367 | 432 | 346 | 346 | 296 | 296 | 306 | 312 | 429 | 422 | 380 | 313 | 265 | 256 | 202 | 176 | 140 | 137 | 137 | 105 | 100 | 96 | 73 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 11:56PM0.91m | 12:48PM1.00m | 00:32AM0.99m | 1:15PM1.02m | 1:07AM1.06m | 1:40PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58AM0.11m | 6:23PM0.27m | 6:41AM0.05m | 7:00PM0.19m | 7:23AM0.03m | 7:37PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 367 | 432 | 346 | 346 | 296 | 296 | 306 | 312 | 429 | 422 | 380 | 313 | 265 | 256 | 202 | 176 | 140 | 137 | 137 | 105 | 100 | 96 | 73 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 14 | S 16 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 65 | 50 | 38 | 38 | 26 | 38 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 11 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 32 | 40 | 41 | 34 | 26 | 25 | 36 | 37 | 48 | 51 | 73 | 75 | 121 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 99 | 99 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 0 |
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