Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 12AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 48 | 69 | 66 | 78 | 86 | 122 | 192 | 207 | 224 | 196 | 205 | 225 | 203 | 179 | 129 | 107 | 105 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:00PM0.85m | 5:17AM0.82m | 4:34PM0.80m | 6:18AM0.75m | 5:19PM0.74m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12PM0.19m | 11:51AM0.50m | 00:11AM0.26m | 1:04PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 49 | 48 | 69 | 66 | 78 | 86 | 122 | 192 | 207 | 224 | 196 | 205 | 225 | 203 | 179 | 129 | 47 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 107 | 105 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | S 10 | E 7 | E 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 12 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | E 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 18 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 33 | 44 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 189 | 46 |
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