Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Canal today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Canal at 4AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at El Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon night, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 12 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 142 | 141 | 141 | 114 | 95 | 74 | 76 | 119 | 60 | 25 | 26 | 35 | 163 | 145 | 173 | 199 | 199 | 193 | 170 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:49PM0.73m | 5:50AM0.51m | 6:44PM0.73m | 6:51AM0.57m | 7:34PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:20AM0.19m | 11:55AM0.06m | 1:07AM0.16m | 12:56PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
mm | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 17 | 114 | 95 | 74 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 31 | 19 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 10 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | N 6 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 142 | 141 | 141 | — | — | — | 76 | 119 | 60 | 100 | 104 | 121 | 163 | 145 | 173 | 199 | 199 | 193 | 170 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 473 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 382 | 520 | 1086 | 382 | 48 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 520 | 1086 | 1086 | 273 | 1 |
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