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Canal in Rio de Janeiro Norte is an exposed river break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the southwest. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the east. Waves at the river are both lefts and rights. Best around low tide. Sometimes crowded. Try not to swallow any water - there are pollution concerns here.

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Overall Canal Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Use this relief map to navigate to Brazil - Rio de Janeiro Norte surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Canal

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Canal:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Barrinha	0 mi
Second closest break	Meio da Praia	1 mi
Third closest break	Praia da Vila	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Saquarema	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Itauna	1 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Canal:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	745 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	2574 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	2669 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	2742 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	3062 mi
Tide stations nearest to Canal:
Closest tide station	Cabo Frio, Brazil	28 mi
Second closest tide station	Armacao dos Buzios, Brazil	41 mi
Third closest tide station	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	45 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Itacurussa, Brazil	91 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Angra dos Reis, Brazil	116 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Canal:
Closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1725 mi
Second closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	1784 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	1799 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	1802 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	1815 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Canal:
Closest city location	Saquarema (Brazil)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Araruama (Brazil)	11 mi
Third closest city location	Rio Bonito (Brazil)	17 mi
Fourth closest city location	Iguaba Grande (Brazil)	18 mi
Fifth closest city location	Tangua (Brazil)	21 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Canal is Santos Dumont (Rio De Janeiro) Airport (SDU) in Brazil, 69 km (43 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Canal is Galeao Antonio Carlos Jobim (Rio De Janeiro) Airport (GIG), also in Brazil, 79 km (49 miles) away.
• Third is Santa Cruz (Rio De Janeiro) Airport (STU) in Brazil, 126 km (78 miles) away.
• Francisco De Assis (Juiz De Fora) Airport (JDF) in Brazil is 158 km (98 miles) away.
• Bartolomeu Lisandro (Campos) Airport (CAW), also in Brazil is the fifth nearest airport to Canal and is 184 km (114 miles) away.