Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (21 Sep):
- 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 7PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| 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 31mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 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 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 88 | 72 | 168 | 138 | 92 | 92 | 97 | 104 | 111 | 109 | 86 | 66 | 68 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 157 | 579 | 642 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:24PM0.89m | 11:56PM0.81m | 12:55PM0.96m | 00:30AM0.90m | 1:24PM1.02m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41PM0.44m | 5:48AM0.17m | 6:21PM0.36m | 6:31AM0.08m | 6:56PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 14 |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 88 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 92 | 92 | 97 | 104 | 111 | 109 | 86 | 66 | 68 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 54 | 59 | 642 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 117 | 331 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 13 | — | E 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 10 | SSW 13 | S 20 | E 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 52 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 168 | 138 | 265 | 318 | 375 | 404 | — | 4 | 20 | 16 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 157 | 579 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 189 | 46 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 46 | 111 |
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