Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 7AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 15 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 429 | 422 | 380 | 313 | 313 | 256 | 237 | 190 | 186 | 169 | 135 | 132 | 100 | 96 | 94 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 61 | 49 | 40 | 39 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 00:32AM0.99m | 1:15PM1.02m | 1:07AM1.06m | 1:40PM1.02m | 1:42AM1.12m | 2:03PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:41AM0.05m | 7:00PM0.19m | 7:23AM0.03m | 7:37PM0.13m | 8:04AM0.04m | 8:13PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 429 | 422 | 380 | 313 | 313 | 256 | 237 | 190 | 186 | 169 | 135 | 132 | 100 | 96 | 94 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 61 | 49 | 40 | 27 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | S 14 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 31 | 23 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | E 8 | E 8 | S 18 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | E 7 | SSW 3 | S 15 | S 15 | E 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 39 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | — | E 6 | — | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 23 | 19 | 14 | 24 | 58 | — | 24 | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 6 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
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