Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Canal today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for El Canal at 3AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at El Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 544 | 461 | 446 | 367 | 376 | 376 | 361 | 292 | 292 | 237 | 237 | 348 | 354 | 292 | 289 | 185 | 182 | 244 | 416 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:23PM0.57m | 7:01AM0.68m | 7:06PM0.55m | 7:47AM0.74m | 7:50PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:31AM0.13m | 1:22PM0.16m | 1:07AM0.08m | 2:14PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 12 |
| kJ | 544 | 461 | 446 | 367 | 376 | 376 | 361 | 292 | 292 | 237 | 237 | 348 | 354 | 292 | 289 | 185 | 182 | 244 | 416 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | N 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NNE 15 | N 13 | NNE 13 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 42 | 42 | 34 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 41 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 72 | 171 | 181 | 38 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | E 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 6 | N 13 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 42 | 11 | 11 | 38 | 130 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 56 | 41 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 38 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 114 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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