Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 3AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 02). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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 6 | E 6 | SE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 86 | 127 | 107 | 56 | 41 | 97 | 38 | 86 | 47 | 64 | 83 | 54 | 50 | 58 | 63 | 89 | 117 | 148 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:57PM0.95m | 4:48AM1.01m | 5:30PM0.89m | 5:33AM0.95m | 6:08PM0.82m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:24PM0.30m | 11:54AM0.15m | 00:11AM0.32m | 12:48PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | E 8 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 107 | 56 | 41 | 31 | 32 | 36 | 47 | 59 | 56 | 39 | 29 | 58 | 50 | 33 | 117 | 148 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | E 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 40 | 38 | 49 | 47 | 5 | 17 | 54 | 50 | 49 | 55 | 89 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 17 | 35 | 56 | 1 | 35 | 33 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | — | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 4 | E 4 | NNE 3 | E 8 | E 4 | E 5 | E 7 |
| kJ | 86 | 127 | 104 | 147 | 119 | 97 | — | 86 | — | 64 | 83 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 63 | 11 | 27 | 107 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 12 |
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