Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 3PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 86 | 85 | 60 | 58 | 39 | 39 | 33 | 55 | 176 | 440 | 537 | 643 | 581 | 471 | 377 | 488 | 866 | 1208 | 1250 | 1061 | 855 | 671 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:40AM0.87m | 10:51PM0.64m | 12:34PM0.96m | 11:53PM0.74m | 1:15PM1.02m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16AM0.28m | 4:49PM0.52m | 4:41AM0.21m | 5:56PM0.47m | 5:48AM0.11m | 6:40PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 86 | 85 | 60 | 58 | 39 | 22 | 19 | 25 | 176 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 471 | 377 | 11 | 866 | 1208 | 1250 | 1061 | 855 | 671 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 10 | E 8 | S 10 | E 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 38 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 39 | 22 | 55 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 36 | 32 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 10 | E 8 | SSE 10 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 19 | — | 42 | 40 | 6 | 34 | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SE 3 | — | — | WSW 3 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 440 | 537 | 643 | 581 | — | — | 488 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 0 | 46 | 65 | 46 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 265 | 343 | 752 | 265 | 265 | 189 | 54 | 65 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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