Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 3AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 971 | 925 | 917 | 953 | 969 | 969 | 1011 | 963 | 894 | 699 | 617 | 541 | 390 | 314 | 259 | 214 | 170 | 167 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:15PM0.80m | 6:12AM0.86m | 5:52PM0.72m | 9:37AM0.78m | 6:46PM0.65m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:29AM0.27m | 1:34PM0.46m | 1:44AM0.30m | 3:10PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 971 | 925 | 917 | 953 | 969 | 969 | 1011 | 963 | 894 | 699 | 617 | 541 | 390 | 314 | 259 | 214 | 170 | 167 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | S 13 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 3 | 66 | 72 | 57 | 38 | 50 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 | S 11 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 9 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 31 | 93 | 117 | 77 | 84 | 218 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 65 | 228 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 22 | 1 | 34 |
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