Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (15 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 12AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1671 | 1922 | 2073 | 2248 | 2182 | 1982 | 1810 | 1886 | 1106 | 843 | 830 | 723 | 625 | 517 | 423 | 348 | 297 | 311 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:58PM0.98m | 3:27AM1.09m | 4:16PM0.93m | 4:02AM1.06m | 4:35PM0.89m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:50PM0.29m | 10:19AM0.04m | 10:22PM0.27m | 10:54AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1671 | 1922 | 2073 | 2248 | 2182 | 1982 | 1810 | 1886 | 1106 | 843 | 830 | 723 | 625 | 517 | 423 | 348 | 287 | 289 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | — | — | 26 | 26 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ESE 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 240 | 376 | 286 | 252 | 228 | 208 | 203 | 286 | 297 | 311 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 228 | 65 | 228 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 65 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 101 |
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