Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 5AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 6 | E 6 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1106 | 1640 | 830 | 723 | 625 | 517 | 423 | 348 | 342 | 287 | 284 | 284 | 235 | 231 | 231 | 260 | 261 | 141 |
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 | 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 | 4:16PM0.93m | 4:02AM1.06m | 4:35PM0.89m | 4:39AM1.00m | 4:56PM0.86m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22PM0.27m | 10:54AM0.14m | 10:56PM0.26m | 11:29AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 1106 | 1640 | 830 | 723 | 625 | 517 | 423 | 348 | 342 | 287 | 284 | 284 | 235 | 231 | 231 | 184 | 184 | 141 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 25 | — | 27 | 29 | 16 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 204 | 170 | 206 | 192 | 186 | 161 | 192 | 247 | 262 | 282 | 247 | 239 | 216 | 188 | 159 | 260 | 261 | 213 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 99 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 65 | 99 | 228 | 228 | 101 | 56 | 37 | 37 | 12 | 22 | 228 | 228 | 37 |
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