Canal Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.94° S 42.49° W

Canal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Canal sea temperature is
22.3° C
0.0° 

Canal surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Canal today (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Canal at 8AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (13 Jul)7ft (2.2m)9s

Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Wed night).

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
8
2
SSW
9
2.2
SSW
9
2
SSW
9
2
SSW
9
2.2
SSW
9
2.2
SSW
9
1.9
SSW
10
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.6
S
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
452
662
576
708
603
637
761
767
710
431
405
584
685
769
806
823
763
729
661
649
576
520
441
450
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
30
E
25
ENE
35
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:23AM0.84m
2:52PM1.09m
1:56AM0.89m
3:33PM1.08m
2:29AM0.95m
4:09PM1.03m
Low Tide
7:51AM-0.03m
8:38PM0.35m
8:38AM-0.08m
9:16PM0.37m
9:23AM-0.09m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:30
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
20
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
20
20
19
18
18
18
22
21
20
19
Feels °C
17
15
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
17
18
19
19
19
17
16
16
16
17
16
15
13
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