Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 5PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 77 | 58 | 102 | 172 | 181 | 131 | 138 | 138 | 134 | 87 | 178 | 206 | 155 | 106 | 107 | 89 | 70 | 106 | 150 | 186 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:30PM0.85m | 5:01AM0.97m | 5:56PM0.81m | 5:49AM0.90m | 6:27PM0.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:30AM0.10m | 11:36PM0.39m | 12:12PM0.20m | 00:20AM0.38m | 12:59PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 48 | 47 | 59 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 110 | 92 | 89 | 20 | 38 | 38 | 14 | 31 | 107 | 89 | 70 | 70 | 88 | 133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 15 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 77 | 58 | 38 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 13 | 21 | 38 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 31 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — |
| kJ | 19 | 38 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 46 | 20 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 176 | 94 | 102 | 172 | 181 | 131 | 138 | 138 | 134 | 87 | 178 | 206 | 155 | 106 | 353 | 314 | 261 | 106 | 150 | 186 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
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