Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 7AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 48 | 45 | 68 | 60 | 65 | 55 | 53 | 77 | 74 | 98 | 131 | 122 | 125 | 87 | 60 | 88 | 62 | 52 | 26 | 26 | 49 | 34 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:26AM1.04m | 3:10PM0.93m | 3:59AM0.98m | 3:33PM0.89m | 4:35AM0.90m | 4:00PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20PM0.07m | 9:49AM0.27m | 9:52PM0.09m | 10:23AM0.35m | 10:29PM0.13m | 11:01AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | E 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 37 | 48 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 65 | 50 | 36 | 77 | 74 | 98 | 131 | 122 | 9 | 87 | 60 | 88 | 62 | 52 | 23 | 22 | 49 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | S 14 | WSW 4 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 4 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 45 | 68 | 60 | 58 | 55 | 53 | 33 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 37 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | SSE 6 | S 15 | S 15 | E 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 29 | 47 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | SSW 10 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | NNE 2 | NE 2 | ENE 4 | NE 6 | — | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 125 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 98 | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 22 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 22 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 54 |
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