Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 2AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 955 | 808 | 778 | 698 | 684 | 598 | 610 | 541 | 541 | 458 | 443 | 379 | 377 | 318 | 347 | 457 | 382 | 375 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:15PM0.72m | 11:44AM0.88m | 11:16PM0.81m | 12:18PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56PM0.51m | 4:11AM0.26m | 4:56PM0.44m | 5:09AM0.18m | 5:43PM0.35m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 955 | 808 | 778 | 698 | 684 | 598 | 610 | 541 | 541 | 458 | 443 | 379 | 377 | 318 | 347 | 457 | 382 | 375 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 27 | 14 | 42 | 38 | 38 | 35 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 70 | 16 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 240 | 65 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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