Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (09 Sep):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 11PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | E 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 176 | 167 | 268 | 365 | 347 | 350 | 430 | 398 | 392 | 402 | 892 | 711 | 682 | 618 | 506 | 490 | 377 |
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 | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:35AM1.04m | 2:37PM1.04m | 2:06AM1.10m | 2:56PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47PM0.31m | 8:04AM-0.06m | 8:18PM0.26m | 8:40AM-0.03m | 8:48PM0.21m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 86 | 83 | 78 | 268 | 365 | 347 | 350 | 430 | 398 | 392 | 368 | 892 | 711 | 682 | 618 | 506 | 490 | 377 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | S 16 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 125 | 96 | 116 | 47 | 78 | 65 | 51 | 53 | 54 | 252 | 402 | 40 | 55 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 17 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 33 | 89 | 167 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 135 | 55 | 55 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 245 | 176 | 203 | 79 | 210 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 123 | 35 | — | — | 215 | 99 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 22 | 1 |
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