Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 8AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 7 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 142 | 103 | 82 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 196 | 138 | 160 | 113 | 99 | 107 | 109 | 109 | 86 | 89 | 68 | 50 | 35 | 33 | 73 | 74 | 169 | 663 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | on |
High Tide | 11:10PM0.70m | 12:24PM0.89m | 11:56PM0.81m | 12:55PM0.96m | 00:30AM0.90m | 1:24PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:53AM0.25m | 5:41PM0.44m | 5:48AM0.17m | 6:21PM0.36m | 6:31AM0.08m | 6:56PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | E 9 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 142 | 103 | 82 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 113 | 113 | 99 | 107 | 109 | 109 | 86 | 89 | 68 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 39 | 49 | 57 | 246 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | E 9 |
| kJ | 43 | 44 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 50 | 35 | 33 | 73 | 74 | 127 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 13 | — | — | E 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SW 7 | S 11 | SSW 14 | S 21 | S 20 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 186 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 289 | 254 | 252 | 259 | — | 196 | 138 | 160 | 356 | — | 418 | 414 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 169 | 663 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 104 | 189 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 46 | 65 |
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