Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Canal today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Canal at 3PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at El Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 34 | 111 | 163 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 108 | 137 | 173 | 189 | 168 | 5 | 4 | 113 | 124 | 102 | 102 | 116 | 62 | 74 | 74 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:05PM0.61m | 2:33AM0.40m | 4:03PM0.60m | 3:29AM0.38m | 5:00PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59AM0.12m | 9:43PM0.26m | 8:49AM0.12m | 10:45PM0.26m | 9:43AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | E 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 33 | 34 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | NNE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 32 | 33 | 111 | 163 | 124 | 164 | 149 | 132 | 108 | 137 | 173 | 189 | 168 | 104 | 90 | 113 | 124 | 102 | 102 | 116 | 62 | 74 | 74 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 48 | 832 | 1001 | 375 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 892 | 1086 | 1019 | 1019 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 520 | 160 | 520 | 273 | 19 |
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