Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (15 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 6PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 69 | 66 | 78 | 86 | 122 | 169 | 179 | 154 | 154 | 135 | 168 | 176 | 152 | 86 | 86 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:00PM0.85m | 5:17AM0.82m | 4:34PM0.80m | 6:18AM0.75m | 5:19PM0.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:01AM0.43m | 11:12PM0.19m | 11:51AM0.50m | 00:11AM0.26m | 1:04PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 35 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 69 | 66 | 78 | 86 | 122 | 169 | 179 | 154 | 154 | 135 | 168 | 176 | 152 | 86 | 40 | 101 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | SE 5 | S 10 | S 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 24 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 86 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | E 7 | E 7 | S 10 | E 7 | E 7 | S 13 | S 13 | E 6 | S 12 | S 12 | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | S 16 | E 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 11 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 12 | 23 | 12 | — | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 11 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | — | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 24 | 28 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 65 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 265 | 54 | 189 | 46 | 65 | 46 |
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