Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 4AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 154 | 175 | 166 | 248 | 238 | 270 | 200 | 193 | 480 | 628 | 596 | 621 | 663 | 464 | 414 | 440 | 880 | 757 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:08PM0.88m | 4:53AM0.91m | 4:32PM0.84m | 5:36AM0.81m | 5:00PM0.78m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:56PM0.18m | 11:28AM0.40m | 11:39PM0.23m | 12:17PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 154 | 175 | 166 | 248 | 238 | 270 | 200 | 163 | 480 | 628 | 596 | 621 | 663 | 464 | 414 | 440 | 880 | 757 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | S 13 | S 12 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | S 15 | ESE 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 64 | 48 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 38 | 160 | 193 | 32 | 22 | 63 | 110 | 56 | 198 | 176 | 268 | 43 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | S 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | 39 | 39 | 28 | 31 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 58 | 109 | 55 | 54 | 48 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 52 | 41 | 36 | 43 | 36 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 22 | 65 | 111 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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