Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 7PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 5 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 36 | 37 | 81 | 79 | 47 | 117 | 62 | 77 | 89 | 93 | 117 | 124 | 103 | 138 | 97 | 80 | 63 | 64 | 111 |
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 | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:50PM0.76m | 7:28AM0.72m | 6:32PM0.70m | 11:06AM0.74m | 8:17PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:59PM0.46m | 1:22AM0.32m | 2:14PM0.53m | 2:43AM0.34m | 3:52PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 49 | 36 | 37 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 11 | 26 | 40 | 37 | 107 | 97 | 80 | 63 | 33 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 15 | SSW 9 | S 15 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 5 | 27 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 15 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SW 2 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | 125 | — | 81 | 79 | — | 117 | 62 | 77 | 89 | 93 | 117 | 124 | 103 | 138 | 410 | 1 | 49 | 64 | 111 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 73 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 760 | 776 | 265 |
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