Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 6PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1209 | 3107 | 3106 | 3085 | 3157 | 2972 | 2424 | 2167 | 1957 | 2012 | 1519 | 1288 | 986 | 747 | 603 | 488 | 411 | 341 | 274 | 198 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:21PM1.04m | 1:51AM1.02m | 2:45PM1.05m | 2:17AM1.08m | 3:08PM1.05m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59PM0.27m | 8:14AM-0.03m | 8:31PM0.23m | 8:50AM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1209 | 3107 | 3106 | 3085 | 3157 | 2972 | 2424 | 2167 | 1957 | 2012 | 1519 | 1288 | 986 | 747 | 603 | 488 | 411 | 341 | 274 | 198 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1107 | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 55 | 58 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 67 | 34 | 47 | 43 | 40 | 31 | 30 | 42 | 80 | 9 | 89 | 74 | 132 | 67 | 88 | 73 | 101 | 136 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 |
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