Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 5PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 7 | E 7 | S 11 | E 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2182 | 2166 | 1968 | 1886 | 1106 | 843 | 830 | 635 | 625 | 517 | 493 | 348 | 297 | 311 | 287 | 253 | 235 | 231 | 231 | 278 | 309 | 262 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:27AM1.09m | 4:16PM0.93m | 4:02AM1.06m | 4:35PM0.89m | 4:39AM1.00m | 4:56PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19AM0.04m | 10:22PM0.27m | 10:54AM0.14m | 10:56PM0.26m | 11:29AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 2182 | 2166 | 1968 | 1886 | 1106 | 843 | 830 | 635 | 625 | 517 | 493 | 348 | 287 | 289 | 287 | 235 | 235 | 231 | 231 | 188 | 146 | 143 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 16 | 17 | 18 | — | — | — | 13 | 30 | 16 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 13 | — | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 37 | 23 | 249 | 303 | 262 | 254 | 210 | 187 | 176 | 218 | 297 | 311 | 278 | 253 | 222 | 194 | 216 | 278 | 309 | 262 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 22 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 65 | 12 | 12 | 61 | 66 | 228 | 228 | 57 | 56 | 37 | 37 | 12 | 22 | 65 | 66 | 37 |
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