Canal Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

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Canal Surf Guide

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.

Canal Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
River	4	fairly consistent	25.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Canal:

The best conditions reported for surf at Canal occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North.

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What's the best time of year to surf Canal (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Canal with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 52% of the time in June while 36% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 12% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

52%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

36%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

12%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Canal Location Map

Interactive Canal surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. 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.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Canal Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 02:02 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM
Wave (m)	SSW	S	S	S
Period (s)	14	15	16	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Canal look like?

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Tides at Canal

Current tide and informaton

For Saquarema, 3 km from Canal.

Next High Water: 03:30am | 0.89m

Next Low Water: 10:30am | 0.11m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Canal Sea Temperature

Sunny with very warm air temperatures, feeling like 25.0 °C once we account for any wind. Sea temperatures (25.2 °C) very warm too. Staying comfortable in the water at Canal won't be a problem, but wear at least a rash-vest to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 25.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite