Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 9PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 134 | 139 | 210 | 247 | 172 | 106 | 88 | 72 | 90 | 74 | 142 | 169 | 144 | 122 | 132 | 142 | 115 | 115 | 91 | 68 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:46AM0.81m | 11:10PM0.70m | 12:24PM0.89m | 11:56PM0.81m | 12:55PM0.96m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:48PM0.51m | 4:53AM0.25m | 5:41PM0.44m | 5:48AM0.17m | 6:21PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 28 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 103 | 100 | 97 | 67 | 172 | 106 | 88 | 72 | 90 | 74 | 95 | 119 | 144 | 122 | 132 | 142 | 115 | 115 | 91 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 4 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 44 | 25 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | NNE 3 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 134 | 139 | 210 | 247 | 203 | 340 | — | 3 | 276 | 308 | 142 | 169 | — | 441 | 349 | 498 | — | 9 | 37 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 189 | 189 | 99 | 104 |
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