Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 1PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 29 | 48 | 96 | 128 | 156 | 139 | 133 | 128 | 128 | 123 | 126 | 277 | 271 | 214 | 156 | 116 | 97 | 89 | 88 | 61 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:02AM1.14m | 3:17PM0.97m | 3:38AM1.10m | 3:40PM0.91m | 4:19AM1.03m | 4:06PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43AM0.08m | 9:47PM0.11m | 10:24AM0.19m | 10:25PM0.12m | 11:10AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 29 | 48 | 96 | 128 | 153 | 66 | 133 | 128 | 128 | 123 | 80 | 86 | 119 | 89 | 156 | 116 | 97 | 78 | 67 | 42 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | S 9 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | — | — | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 29 | 12 | 12 | 2 | — | 156 | 139 | — | — | 14 | 14 | 25 | 23 | — | — | 91 | 71 | 66 | 89 | 88 | 61 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | ESE 6 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 25 | 57 | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | — | SE 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 4 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 9 | 17 | 39 | 71 | 9 | 68 | 73 | 73 | 76 | 126 | 277 | 271 | 214 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 34 | 22 | 228 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 228 | 65 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 65 | 104 | 54 |
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