Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 2AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 480 | 459 | 416 | 339 | 333 | 266 | 253 | 202 | 198 | 160 | 180 | 187 | 141 | 139 | 137 | 96 | 94 | 113 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:06AM0.84m | 2:13PM0.98m | 1:38AM0.90m | 2:43PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13PM0.38m | 7:17AM0.09m | 7:49PM0.34m | 7:57AM0.04m | 8:23PM0.31m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 480 | 459 | 416 | 339 | 333 | 266 | 253 | 202 | 198 | 160 | 180 | 187 | 141 | 139 | 137 | 96 | 94 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 158 | 129 | 137 | 108 | 96 | 119 | 86 | 86 | 78 | 58 | 58 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | E 13 | E 7 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 36 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 25 | 44 | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 1 |
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