Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 5AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 149 | 146 | 85 | 193 | 187 | 180 | 169 | 123 | 133 | 157 | 127 | 118 | 116 | 116 | 112 | 174 | 164 | 159 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 11:30PM0.78m | 12:51PM0.98m | 00:10AM0.90m | 1:17PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:29PM0.50m | 5:30AM0.13m | 6:09PM0.42m | 6:20AM0.07m | 6:44PM0.33m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 149 | 146 | 78 | 193 | 187 | 180 | 169 | 123 | 133 | 157 | 107 | 88 | 86 | 88 | 112 | 174 | 164 | 159 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | S 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 6 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 27 | 28 | 85 | 15 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 89 | 111 | 127 | 118 | 116 | 116 | 62 | 24 | 24 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 7 | ESE 8 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 12 | ESE 7 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 15 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | ESE 4 | — | — | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 6 | — | — | 48 | 61 | 47 | — | 99 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 54 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
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