Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cancas today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cancas at 4PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cancas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri night, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 32 | 63 | 87 | 46 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 107 | 101 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 121 | 80 | 169 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:58AM1.30m | 8:37PM1.13m | 8:48AM1.24m | 9:43PM1.09m | 9:50AM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:26PM0.29m | 2:32AM0.42m | 3:22PM0.31m | 3:36AM0.48m | 4:30PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 36 | 31 | 63 | 87 | 46 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 57 | 56 | 72 | 90 | 71 | 121 | 80 | 169 | 102 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 11 | SW 19 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 10 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 79 | 107 | 101 | 93 | 91 | 56 | 89 | 55 | 56 | 4 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | NW 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 18 | NW 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | NW 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 36 | 35 | 51 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 194 | 994 | 502 | 194 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 64 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 336 |
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