Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 2PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 234 | 194 | 186 | 148 | 110 | 108 | 80 | 51 | 77 | 115 | 184 | 199 | 311 | 276 | 186 | 90 | 88 | 87 | 72 | 72 | 111 | 163 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:49AM0.73m | 6:59PM0.64m | 11:46AM0.81m | 11:10PM0.70m | 12:24PM0.89m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:21PM0.57m | 3:38AM0.32m | 4:48PM0.51m | 4:53AM0.25m | 5:41PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 25 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 234 | 194 | 186 | 148 | 110 | 108 | 80 | 40 | 77 | 115 | 72 | 100 | 97 | 67 | 42 | 90 | 88 | 87 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 9 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ENE 4 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 32 | 31 | 51 | 25 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 10 | S 14 | ESE 10 | SE 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 14 | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 7 | NNE 3 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 64 | 59 | 68 | 100 | 120 | 134 | 144 | 169 | 193 | 188 | 184 | 199 | 311 | 276 | 186 | 302 | 2 | 280 | — | 240 | 111 | 163 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 61 | 328 | 228 | 228 | 101 | 56 | 56 | 37 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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