Canal Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.94° S 42.49° W

Canal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Canal sea temperature is
21.8°C
0.1° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Canal at 4PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (22 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (22 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue morning, calm by Tue night).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.8
S
5
1.7
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.8
S
8
1.9
SSW
11
2
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
1.3
S
16
1.6
S
15
1.9
S
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
107
86
68
66
49
49
33
34
35
266
387
371
917
991
990
836
1123
1484
1873
1901
1840
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
30
W
20
W
15
W
5
SSW
5
NNE
5
NE
0
NNW
5
ESE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State
off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:55PM0.96m
00:30AM0.90m
1:24PM1.02m
1:00AM0.99m
1:50PM1.05m
Low Tide
5:48AM0.17m
6:21PM0.36m
6:31AM0.08m
6:56PM0.29m
7:11AM0.01m
7:30PM0.23m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
2
3
1
1
5
10
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
21
23
23
22
22
21
21
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
25
19
23
24
25
25
24
24
23
20
18
17
17
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
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