Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 1AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 61 | 49 | 46 | 69 | 68 | 112 | 215 | 268 | 233 | 225 | 225 | 217 | 199 | 191 | 146 | 144 | 108 |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:39PM0.85m | 5:16AM0.91m | 4:12PM0.81m | 6:47AM0.82m | 4:54PM0.77m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:59PM0.09m | 11:55AM0.51m | 11:59PM0.15m | 1:02PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 5 | E 5 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 57 | 61 | 42 | 25 | 13 | 68 | 112 | 215 | 268 | 233 | 225 | 225 | 217 | 199 | 191 | 146 | 144 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 28 | 46 | 19 | 20 | 29 | 12 | 20 | 33 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 30 | 51 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | SE 8 | S 12 | E 6 | SSW 9 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | 15 | 31 | 49 | 28 | 69 | 15 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | ENE 5 | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 34 | 37 | — | 58 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 52 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 0 |
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