Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (28 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 5PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 230 | 123 | 160 | 136 | 125 | 110 | 83 | 81 | 83 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 42 | 45 | 69 | 68 | 112 | 215 | 268 | 233 |
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-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:12PM0.88m | 4:22AM1.01m | 3:39PM0.85m | 5:16AM0.91m | 4:12PM0.81m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13AM0.29m | 10:10PM0.05m | 11:00AM0.41m | 10:59PM0.09m | 11:55AM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 230 | 123 | 160 | 136 | 125 | 110 | 83 | 81 | 83 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 27 | 112 | 215 | 268 | 233 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 7 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 67 | 86 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 42 | 45 | 26 | 17 | 31 | 20 | 19 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 91 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 69 | 68 | 11 | 19 | 13 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 43 | 67 | 65 | 47 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 34 | 43 | — | 71 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 228 | 228 | 37 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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