Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 2AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri night, min 16°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 210 | 167 | 117 | 125 | 86 | 85 | 60 | 58 | 39 | 39 | 33 | 62 | 167 | 209 | 276 | 573 | 688 | 504 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:46PM0.65m | 11:40AM0.87m | 10:51PM0.64m | 12:34PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10PM0.53m | 3:16AM0.28m | 4:49PM0.52m | 4:41AM0.21m | 5:56PM0.47m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 210 | 167 | 117 | 125 | 86 | 85 | 60 | 58 | 39 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 167 | 209 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 10 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | E 8 |
| kJ | 50 | 51 | 51 | 36 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 24 | 23 | 35 | 22 | 62 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 36 | 32 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SW 9 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 9 | SE 3 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 14 | — | ENE 8 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 39 | 33 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 16 | — | 12 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | SSW 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | 276 | 573 | 688 | 504 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 22 | 46 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 65 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 46 | 381 | 265 | 343 | 2205 | 304 | 265 |
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