Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (31 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 7PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat night, light winds from the NNE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 108 | 154 | 90 | 125 | 163 | 151 | 290 | 336 | 271 | 248 | 188 | 184 | 146 | 141 | 82 | 77 | 104 | 89 | 128 | 153 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | 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-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:02PM1.01m | 3:35AM1.06m | 4:28PM0.98m | 4:09AM1.05m | 4:57PM0.95m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:50AM-0.02m | 10:06PM0.27m | 10:29AM0.01m | 10:43PM0.28m | 11:09AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 13 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 108 | 154 | 90 | 64 | 163 | 106 | 290 | 336 | 271 | 248 | 188 | 184 | 146 | 141 | 47 | 50 | 54 | 48 | 30 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 14 | S 6 | S 13 | S 9 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 58 | 91 | 17 | 125 | 63 | 151 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | 82 | 77 | 52 | — | 3 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 63 | 94 | 88 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 25 | 51 | 45 | 27 | 20 | 10 | 37 | 64 | 129 | 141 | 77 | 54 | — | 81 | 104 | 89 | 128 | 153 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 22 | 228 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 228 | 228 | 37 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 12 |
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