Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (15 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 7PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 587 | 616 | 510 | 424 | 468 | 460 | 460 | 424 | 348 | 355 | 319 | 249 | 249 | 244 | 212 | 212 | 180 | 153 | 153 | 150 | 102 | 100 | 98 | 79 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:09PM1.03m | 3:04AM1.00m | 4:40PM0.97m | 3:40AM1.03m | 5:06PM0.90m | 4:19AM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23AM-0.09m | 9:50PM0.39m | 10:06AM-0.06m | 10:24PM0.40m | 10:48AM0.00m | 10:59PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — |
 | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 587 | 616 | 510 | 424 | 468 | 460 | 460 | 424 | 348 | 355 | 319 | 249 | 249 | 244 | 212 | 212 | 180 | 153 | 153 | 150 | 102 | 100 | 81 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SE 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | E 7 | E 7 | S 13 | S 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 46 | 44 | 41 | 14 | 38 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 57 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 98 | 79 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 11 | SW 6 | S 6 | S 14 | — | S 14 | S 13 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | — | S 12 | S 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 16 | — | 4 | 14 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 19 | 31 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 34 | 94 | 151 | 94 | 80 | 92 | 96 | 72 | 56 | 130 | 143 | 111 | 94 | 102 | 105 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 228 | 56 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 65 | 37 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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