Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 9AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 167 | 268 | 365 | 347 | 416 | 423 | 398 | 392 | 977 | 892 | 711 | 682 | 618 | 506 | 490 | 377 | 299 | 236 | 186 | 186 | 130 | 116 | 85 | 87 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:35AM1.04m | 2:37PM1.04m | 2:06AM1.10m | 2:56PM1.01m | 2:37AM1.12m | 3:12PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04AM-0.06m | 8:18PM0.26m | 8:40AM-0.03m | 8:48PM0.21m | 9:14AM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 78 | 268 | 365 | 347 | 416 | 423 | 398 | 392 | 977 | 892 | 711 | 682 | 618 | 506 | 490 | 377 | 299 | 236 | 186 | 186 | 130 | 116 | 85 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | 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 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 116 | 61 | 61 | 65 | 51 | 54 | 55 | 60 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 29 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 54 | 55 | 61 | 65 | 47 | 33 | 34 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 17 | S 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 167 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 135 | 252 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 3 | — | — | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 97 | 171 | 225 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 196 | 145 | 5 | — | — | 121 | 96 | 176 | — | — | — | 16 | 27 | 55 | 87 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 61 | 46 | 865 | 381 | 46 |
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