Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Canal today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for El Canal at 5PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at El Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 46 | 36 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 108 | 133 | 130 | 130 | 46 | 103 | 102 | 125 | 65 | 86 | 108 | 138 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:56PM0.67m | 7:56AM0.52m | 8:32PM0.67m | 8:40AM0.57m | 9:07PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08PM0.12m | 2:17AM0.20m | 1:55PM0.12m | 2:49AM0.18m | 2:42PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 8 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 36 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 30 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 46 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 17 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 54 | 53 | — | — | — | — | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 6 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 9 | NE 11 | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 |
| kJ | 41 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 46 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 108 | 133 | 130 | 130 | 26 | 103 | 102 | 125 | 65 | 86 | 108 | 138 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 838 | 1000 | 1019 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 633 | 838 | 1086 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1078 | 904 | 1086 | 273 | 1 |
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