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Canal surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 -03
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Canal surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Canal sea temperature is
26.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Canal today?

The current surf forecast for Canal at 7AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am January 12). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (12 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.9
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.5
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.6
E
2
E
1.8
E
Period(s) (?)771111117577777776777777666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13911394868583861731471241242331031271642331471278585102181332267
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
ESE
25
E
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
20
ESE
30
E
30
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
25
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:31PM
0.74
9:39AM
0.70
11:30PM
0.78
11:11AM
0.72
12:31AM
0.85
12:06PM
0.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:33AM
0.45
4:03PM
0.35
4:51AM
0.46
5:09PM
0.29
5:57AM
0.43
6:04PM
0.21
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise--5:15-------5:15-------5:16-----
Sunset------6:39-------6:39-------6:39-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---------------1------12
Temp. °C222222283130272524232328302927252323222629282724
Feels °C (?)212222293029262525252530302726272526242928252524
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