Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Canal today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for El Canal at 9AM is: 0.1m 17s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at El Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NNE 17 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 | E 4 | NNE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | E 5 | E 5 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 33 | 51 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 17 | 61 | 173 | 252 | 287 | 250 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:59AM0.49m | 6:34PM0.63m | 6:46AM0.55m | 7:12PM0.63m | 7:30AM0.61m | 7:50PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:19AM0.22m | 11:58AM0.17m | 00:52AM0.20m | 12:49PM0.16m | 1:25AM0.17m | 1:39PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 7 | ENE 8 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 13 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 33 | 51 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 16 | 35 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 173 | 252 | 287 | 250 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NNE 16 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | N 14 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 12 | NE 18 | NNE 17 | NNE 11 | NNE 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 7 | NNE 9 | ENE 8 | N 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 7 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | E 7 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 18 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 31 | 27 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 27 | 22 | 51 | 53 | 42 | 29 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 159 | 159 | 159 | 382 | 651 | 651 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 377 | 651 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 286 | 286 | 0 | 0 |
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