Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (16 Sep):
- 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) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 5PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 209 | 193 | 556 | 339 | 322 | 688 | 658 | 470 | 431 | 458 | 865 | 778 | 371 | 434 | 533 | 517 | 403 | 338 | 332 | 326 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:32PM0.84m | 5:36AM0.81m | 5:00PM0.78m | 6:43AM0.72m | 5:39PM0.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28AM0.40m | 11:39PM0.23m | 12:17PM0.49m | 00:38AM0.29m | 1:36PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 160 | 193 | 556 | 339 | 152 | 688 | 658 | 470 | 431 | 458 | 865 | 778 | 371 | 434 | 533 | 517 | 403 | 338 | 332 | 326 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | S 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 12 | S 15 | ESE 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 38 | 94 | 22 | 37 | 322 | 110 | 39 | 195 | 229 | 268 | 43 | 44 | 271 | 141 | 28 | 28 | — | 14 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | S 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 30 | 28 | 25 | 31 | 50 | 58 | 109 | 38 | 37 | 45 | — | — | 45 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | E 3 | — | E 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 209 | 40 | 150 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 40 | 78 | 62 | 85 | 94 | 78 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 65 | 228 | 228 | 228 |
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