Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cancas today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cancas at 12AM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 19s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Cancas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 96 | 96 | 94 | 91 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 76 | 68 | 41 | 66 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:29PM0.96m | 10:21AM0.92m | 00:00AM0.98m | 11:54AM0.94m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34PM0.46m | 4:26AM0.64m | 5:00PM0.48m | 6:06AM0.63m | 6:20PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 47 | 46 | 32 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 76 | 68 | 4 | 4 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 4 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 96 | 96 | 94 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 80 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 41 | 66 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | NW 11 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 4 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | NW 15 | NW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 5 | 91 | 83 | 81 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 17 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 6 | 28 | 21 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1011 | 502 | 502 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 116 | 1011 | 940 | 37 | 194 | 116 | 15 | 15 | 116 | 994 | 1011 | 44 | 194 |
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