Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 2AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 164 | 161 | 227 | 125 | 123 | 149 | 194 | 228 | 257 | 154 | 157 | 190 | 190 | 123 | 123 | 105 | 112 | 100 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:45AM0.99m | 1:38PM1.00m | 1:18AM1.06m | 1:57PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44PM0.33m | 7:01AM0.04m | 7:16PM0.25m | 7:38AM0.04m | 7:47PM0.18m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 164 | 161 | 227 | 125 | 123 | 149 | 194 | 228 | 257 | 154 | 157 | 190 | 190 | 123 | 123 | 105 | 112 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | SSE 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 68 | 30 | 128 | 83 | 25 | 25 | 61 | 64 | 82 | 68 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 24 | 9 | 16 | 87 | 99 | 68 | 38 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 240 | 54 | 66 | 54 | 104 | 104 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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