Canal Surf and Wind Quality by Season (Rio de Janeiro Norte, Brazil)

The charts below show frequency of occurrence of a certain swell or wind in Canal, broken down by both direction and strength (wave height).

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.

Seasonal Canal Swell and Wind Distribution

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The figure illustrates how often and how strongly the wind blows from different directi... (show all text)

This picture shows the combination of swells directed at Canal over a normal southern h... (show all text)

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This chart describes the combination of swells directed at Canal through an average sou... (show all text)

The figure describes how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different dire... (show all text)

This picture illustrates the variation of swells directed at Canal over a normal southe... (show all text)

This picture describes how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different di... (show all text)

The rose diagram illustrates the variation of swells directed at Canal over a normal so... (show all text)

You can also compare this with Canal swell conditioned on favourable winds.

Also see overall Canal surf quality charts (on the guide page) and Canal surf quality by month.