Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 5AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon night, light winds from the NE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | E 6 | S 10 | 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 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 253 | 232 | 135 | 134 | 113 | 76 | 94 | 79 | 138 | 167 | 116 | 78 | 64 | 66 | 49 | 117 | 49 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:56PM0.86m | 5:19AM0.91m | 5:20PM0.81m | 6:08AM0.81m | 5:50PM0.76m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35PM0.27m | 12:08PM0.36m | 00:21AM0.29m | 12:59PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 10 |
| kJ | 181 | 141 | 135 | 102 | 113 | 76 | 79 | 48 | 30 | 16 | 116 | 78 | 64 | 66 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 100 | 71 | 70 | — | 8 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | E 7 | — | E 7 |
| kJ | 253 | 232 | 175 | 134 | 139 | 225 | 94 | 79 | 138 | 167 | 143 | 100 | 212 | — | — | 117 | — | 48 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 37 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
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