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Canal, Brazil, Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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.

This is the surf forecast page for Canal, Rio de Janeiro Norte. Use the tab navigation above to view Canal sea temperature, Canal photographs, Canal detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Canal webcams, current wind from Rio de Janeiro Norte live weather stations and Canal tide predictions. The Brazil swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Brazil and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Brazil wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Our wavefinder tool will be available soon to help you locate the best surf conditions in the area around Canal. In the meantime, check out the forecasts for other Rio de Janeiro Norte surf breaks near to Canal to make the most of forecast wind and wave directions.

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Use this relief map to navigate to 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	Meio da Praia	1 mi
Second closest break	Praia da Vila	1 mi
Third closest break	Saquarema	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Itauna	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Backdoor	2 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	29 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	117 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Canal:
Closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1727 mi
Second closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	1785 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	1800 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	1804 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	1817 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Canal:
Closest city location	Itaboraí or Itaborai (Brazil)	27 mi
Second closest city location	Sao Goncalo (Brazil)	37 mi
Third closest city location	Magé or Mage (Brazil)	39 mi
Fourth closest city location	Niterói or Niteroi (Brazil)	39 mi
Fifth closest city location	Santos - Dumont (Brazil)	44 mi

Canal, Brazil, Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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