Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Canyon today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Canyon at 3AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (18 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at El Canyon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:19AM1.96m | 6:44PM1.76m | 7:01AM1.82m | 7:33PM1.63m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:06AM0.33m | 12:37PM0.38m | 00:47AM0.49m | 1:22PM0.50m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 558 | 441 | 418 | 412 | 301 | 376 | 293 | 288 | 272 | 463 | 183 | 142 | 175 | 116 | 114 | 819 | 736 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SW 14 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 7 | SW 13 | N 7 | N 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | N 8 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 297 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 257 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 80 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 7 | N 9 | SW 18 | N 7 | NW 8 | SW 18 | N 8 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 64 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 350 | 359 | 367 | 367 | 367 | — | 367 | 412 | 432 | — | 789 | 789 | 789 | 804 | 804 | 59 | 65 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 977 | 977 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 1242 | 94 | 1236 | 94 | 1019 | 1006 | 985 | 1032 | 1236 | 1280 | 1237 | 1236 |
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