Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 6PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 134 | 96 | 94 | 110 | 119 | 156 | 146 | 144 | 180 | 177 | 85 | 116 | 163 | 163 | 154 | 158 | 156 | 144 | 136 | 133 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:43PM1.01m | 2:07AM0.96m | 3:11PM1.02m | 2:35AM1.01m | 3:36PM1.02m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23PM0.31m | 8:36AM-0.00m | 8:57PM0.29m | 9:13AM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | E 6 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 134 | 96 | 94 | 110 | 39 | 156 | 146 | 144 | 180 | 177 | 85 | 116 | 163 | 163 | 154 | 158 | 156 | 144 | 136 | 133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 13 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 12 | S 13 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 44 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 119 | 29 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 78 | 54 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 17 | 36 | 10 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | 17 | 18 | 26 | 53 | 101 | 90 | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 65 | 65 | 22 | 0 |
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