Canal surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 12 May 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
24.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Canal today?

The current surf forecast for Canal at 9PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)--
Afternoon (12 May)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (12 May)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
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!
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4
4
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.2
S
13
2.1
S
13
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
14
1.4
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3859
3805
3699
3647
3322
2734
2470
2053
1864
1682
1468
1155
972
855
841
827
814
882
1387
813
1781
1641
1616
1452
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
S
5
SSE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
W
10
W
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
11:36AM0.91m
00:33AM0.97m
12:24PM0.99m
1:04AM0.97m
1:09PM1.06m
1:32AM0.95m
Low Tide
5:46PM0.12m
6:13AM0.26m
6:37PM0.09m
6:55AM0.18m
7:26PM0.10m
7:35AM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:16
5:16
5:15
Temp °C
21
21
20
19
18
18
17
19
23
24
22
22
21
21
21
22
23
23
22
22
21
21
21
21
19
19
20
18
17
17
16
18
23
24
22
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.2
S
13
2.1
S
13
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
12
2.1
S
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
Energy kJ
3859
3805
3699
3647
3322
2734
2470
2053
1864
1682
1468
1155
972
855
841
827
814
882
1387
647
1781
1641
1616
1452
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
1.4
S
14
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
26
26
26
26
26
26
14
14
14
14
24
13
6
6
13
12
12
12
12
813
12
12
12
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.2
ESE
15
0.2
ESE
15
0.3
SE
15
0.3
SE
14
0.3
SE
14
0.3
SE
14
0.3
SE
14
0.3
SE
14
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
ESE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.3
E
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
24
10
9
9
22
21
33
33
33
33
32
31
13
13
18
28
18
18
18
12
7
7
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.8
NE
5
Energy kJ
61
26
7
7
11
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
46
51
22
0
0
0
0
0
1
12
1
0
0
0
0
0
52
65
0
0
0
0
52
54
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio de Janeiro
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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