Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 12AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat night, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1042 | 920 | 822 | 791 | 690 | 650 | 637 | 603 | 698 | 721 | 910 | 720 | 1468 | 1879 | 2904 | 2944 | 2972 | 2576 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:32PM0.70m | 12:50PM0.89m | 00:20AM0.78m | 1:24PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:18PM0.50m | 5:21AM0.24m | 6:12PM0.44m | 6:15AM0.16m | 6:52PM0.37m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 1042 | 920 | 822 | 791 | 690 | 650 | 637 | 603 | 698 | 721 | 910 | 720 | 1468 | 1879 | 2904 | 2944 | 2972 | 2576 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | S 14 | E 7 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 293 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | 432 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 9 | — | — | — | 23 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 65 | 336 | 22 |
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