Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 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 2AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 468 | 494 | 484 | 464 | 343 | 531 | 798 | 798 | 657 | 573 | 418 | 346 | 250 | 196 | 327 | 400 | 403 | 185 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | 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 | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:10PM0.73m | 10:22AM0.81m | 6:05PM0.67m | 11:34AM0.88m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27AM0.26m | 2:59PM0.59m | 3:02AM0.26m | 4:31PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 468 | 46 | 484 | 464 | 343 | 531 | 798 | 798 | 657 | 573 | 418 | 346 | 250 | 163 | 327 | 400 | 403 | 185 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 114 | 36 | 36 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 92 | 196 | 94 | 4 | 4 | 160 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | S 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 45 | 49 | 49 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 10 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NE 3 | NE 3 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 4 | E 6 |
| kJ | 114 | 494 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 32 | 44 | 48 | 39 | 43 | 35 | 46 | 40 | 95 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 343 | 228 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
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