Canal Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.94° S 42.49° W

Canal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Canal sea temperature is
22.5° C
0.5° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Canal at 3PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.4
SE
12
1
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.5
SE
10
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.5
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.9
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
97
37
92
48
66
85
54
55
74
84
89
117
148
196
235
280
276
257
237
189
189
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
NE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:48AM1.01m
5:30PM0.89m
5:33AM0.95m
6:08PM0.82m
6:31AM0.88m
6:54PM0.74m
Low Tide
11:54AM0.15m
00:11AM0.32m
12:48PM0.25m
1:06AM0.34m
1:55PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
23
23
21
20
20
19
18
20
26
26
23
21
20
20
20
22
28
27
24
22
Feels °C
19
20
23
23
21
19
19
19
17
19
26
24
21
19
18
19
19
22
28
25
22
21
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