Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 4PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 86 | 122 | 192 | 224 | 192 | 192 | 191 | 210 | 225 | 199 | 148 | 129 | 107 | 107 | 129 | 132 | 144 | 196 | 166 | 173 | 475 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:17AM0.82m | 4:34PM0.80m | 6:18AM0.75m | 5:19PM0.74m | 9:54AM0.74m | 6:37PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51AM0.50m | 00:11AM0.26m | 1:04PM0.55m | 1:30AM0.31m | 2:35PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 78 | 86 | 122 | 192 | 224 | 192 | 192 | 191 | 210 | 225 | 199 | 148 | 129 | 107 | 80 | 114 | 120 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 173 | 475 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | E 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 12 | — | 4 | 19 | 18 | 49 | 107 | 129 | 132 | 144 | 196 | 166 | 166 | 123 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SE 12 | — | — | ENE 6 | E 7 | — | S 16 | E 8 | SE 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 8 | 4 | — | 5 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 10 | 28 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 46 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 189 | 46 | 46 | 12 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 34 | 22 | 45 |
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