Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Canal today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Canal at 4PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at El Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 93 | 111 | 105 | 125 | 116 | 109 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 53 | 42 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 57 | 56 | 37 | 42 | 276 | 588 | 929 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:35PM0.61m | 1:35AM0.40m | 2:27PM0.60m | 2:37AM0.41m | 3:19PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28PM0.23m | 7:26AM0.19m | 9:20PM0.24m | 8:29AM0.21m | 10:06PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | NNE 9 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 |
| kJ | 93 | 111 | 105 | 125 | 116 | 109 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 53 | 42 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 57 | 56 | 37 | 27 | 276 | 588 | 929 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNW 15 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 42 | 41 | 26 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 14 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 10 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 8 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 3 | E 3 | — |
| kJ | 13 | 71 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | 36 | 3 | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 288 | 375 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 531 | 377 | 273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 380 | 375 | 0 | 0 |
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