Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Canal today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for El Canal at 7PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at El Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 116 | 127 | 163 | 173 | 183 | 193 | 203 | 193 | 196 | 168 | 172 | 172 | 212 | 259 | 422 | 1276 | 1230 | 991 | 808 | 605 | 723 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:23AM0.61m | 9:42PM0.64m | 10:07AM0.65m | 10:18PM0.61m | 10:53AM0.68m | 10:56PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:29PM0.14m | 3:52AM0.13m | 4:17PM0.15m | 4:26AM0.11m | 5:08PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 42 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 26 | 25 | 34 | 34 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 259 | 422 | 1276 | 1230 | 991 | 808 | 605 | 723 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NE 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | E 15 | E 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | N 10 | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 107 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 12 | — | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 116 | 127 | 163 | 173 | 183 | 193 | 203 | 193 | 196 | 168 | 172 | 172 | 212 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 242 | 380 | 1111 | 273 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 520 | 375 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 19 | 114 | 0 | 0 |
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