Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (03 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 5PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 657 | 881 | 795 | 573 | 418 | 346 | 250 | 196 | 327 | 400 | 403 | 162 | 213 | 257 | 205 | 198 | 154 | 151 | 116 | 112 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:22AM0.81m | 6:05PM0.67m | 11:34AM0.88m | 10:26PM0.67m | 12:18PM0.94m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59PM0.59m | 3:02AM0.26m | 4:31PM0.56m | 4:26AM0.20m | 5:29PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | E 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 657 | 881 | 795 | 573 | 418 | 346 | 250 | 163 | 327 | 400 | 403 | 146 | 92 | 257 | 205 | 198 | 154 | 151 | 116 | 112 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | S 12 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 36 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 92 | 196 | 94 | 4 | 4 | 162 | 213 | 76 | 89 | 92 | 55 | 41 | 40 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 9 | SE 9 | S 13 | — | — | SW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 92 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 7 | ENE 8 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — |
| kJ | 26 | 31 | 33 | 40 | 45 | 51 | 58 | 76 | 50 | 67 | 104 | 111 | — | 100 | 411 | — | 5 | 10 | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 22 | 46 |
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