Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 5AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri night, min 19°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 398 | 392 | 402 | 892 | 836 | 694 | 618 | 591 | 490 | 377 | 299 | 236 | 186 | 174 | 130 | 116 | 114 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on |
High Tide | 2:06AM1.10m | 2:56PM1.01m | 2:37AM1.12m | 3:12PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18PM0.26m | 8:40AM-0.03m | 8:48PM0.21m | 9:14AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 24 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 398 | 392 | 368 | 892 | 836 | 694 | 618 | 591 | 490 | 377 | 299 | 236 | 186 | 174 | 130 | 116 | 114 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 16 | S 16 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 4 | E 8 |
| kJ | 57 | 252 | 402 | 39 | 39 | 28 | 41 | 44 | 43 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 43 | 46 | 46 | 32 | 9 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | E 8 | E 7 | SW 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 8 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 135 | 40 | 39 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | — | S 4 |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 121 | 77 | 226 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 61 | 46 | 189 | 189 | 46 |
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