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Canal surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Canal today?
The current surf forecast for Canal at 7AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 156 | 153 | 143 | 114 | 136 | 98 | 96 | 99 | 101 | 103 | 88 | 71 | 110 | 106 | 55 | 54 | 71 | 69 | 142 | 192 | 180 | 203 | 168 | 168 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:49AM 0.96 | 3:17PM 1.13 | 3:09AM 0.91 | 3:59PM 1.08 | 3:32AM 0.87 | 4:45PM 0.99 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:11PM 0.08 | 9:13AM 0.06 | 9:53PM 0.19 | 9:51AM 0.05 | 10:37PM 0.31 | 10:33AM 0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
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