Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 2AM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2796 | 2319 | 1901 | 1728 | 1519 | 1519 | 835 | 1496 | 852 | 861 | 1298 | 603 | 1311 | 1333 | 1420 | 1759 | 2092 | 2095 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 1:49AM0.97m | 3:12PM1.06m | 2:21AM1.04m | 3:37PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16PM0.35m | 8:25AM-0.09m | 8:49PM0.33m | 9:05AM-0.09m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 2796 | 2319 | 1901 | 1728 | 1519 | 1519 | 704 | 1496 | 852 | 861 | 1298 | 603 | 1311 | 1333 | 1420 | 1759 | 2092 | 2095 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 13 | — | SSW 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 11 | ENE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | — | E 8 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 835 | — | 691 | 519 | 244 | 408 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | — | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | S 15 | E 8 | — | E 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 422 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | ENE 5 | — | ENE 6 | E 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 26 | 24 | 13 | — | 51 | — | 27 | 24 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
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