Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 7AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 57 | 37 | 26 | 35 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 80 | 74 | 86 | 86 | 91 | 100 | 136 | 133 | 106 | 120 | 148 | 126 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 99 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 4:35AM0.90m | 4:00PM0.85m | 5:17AM0.82m | 4:34PM0.80m | 6:18AM0.75m | 5:19PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:29PM0.13m | 11:01AM0.43m | 11:12PM0.19m | 11:51AM0.50m | 00:11AM0.26m | 1:04PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 27 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 61 | 57 | 37 | 23 | 35 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 80 | 74 | 86 | 86 | 91 | 100 | 136 | 133 | 106 | 120 | 148 | 126 | 86 | 41 | 77 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | SE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 16 | 17 | 26 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 86 | 84 | 97 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 5 | E 7 | E 7 | S 10 | E 7 | E 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 12 | S 12 | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | E 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | 24 | 12 | — | 5 | 19 | 18 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | ESE 6 | — | — | NE 6 | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 11 | 36 | — | — | 6 | — | 13 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 19 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 34 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 22 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 54 | 46 | 46 | 54 | 22 | 12 |
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