Canal surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 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
26.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Canal today?

The current surf forecast for Canal at 6PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)--
Afternoon (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
S
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)101099988999999121211111010101091313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1281051031009875757355545352492946416959587752505253
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
WSW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
10
N
5
NE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:42PM
0.88
4:29AM
0.80
8:15PM
0.79
5:11AM
0.76
10:36PM
0.81
6:21AM
0.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:22AM
0.11
12:20AM
0.54
12:25PM
0.17
1:32AM
0.61
1:45PM
0.23
2:57AM
0.62
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-------6:05-------6:05-------6:05
Sunset-5:30-------5:30-------5:30------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232423232121202223232322212121222425242322202022
Feels °C (?)232423252223212424242524232322242525252524212123
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