Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 1AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 14 | E 7 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 18 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 51 | 63 | 67 | 57 | 51 | 48 | 46 | 41 | 57 | 56 | 104 | 42 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 113 | 632 | 2610 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:03PM0.67m | 11:18AM0.85m | 10:49PM0.66m | 12:32PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:19PM0.42m | 3:35AM0.31m | 4:49PM0.44m | 4:52AM0.23m | 6:04PM0.42m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 11 | E 7 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 32 | 53 | 67 | 51 | 39 | 39 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 56 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 113 | 202 | 2610 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | E 7 | E 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | S 9 | S 18 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 18 | 28 | 59 | 57 | 51 | 48 | 46 | 41 | 57 | 17 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 632 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | E 9 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | E 8 | SSW 13 | — |
| kJ | 41 | 63 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 2 | — | 31 | 31 | 30 | 4 | 11 | 317 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | N 2 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 5 | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | E 8 |
| kJ | 51 | 136 | 223 | 203 | — | 1 | — | 125 | 73 | 121 | 104 | 42 | — | — | 25 | 27 | 22 | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 246 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 45 | 228 | 34 | 1 |
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