Canal Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.94° S 42.49° W

Canal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Canal sea temperature is
22.2°C
0.3° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Canal at 1AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
63
48
28
29
29
29
29
41
76
20
172
165
184
129
102
78
57
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
W
15
WSW
10
W
5
SW
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
NW
Wind State
on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:53PM1.00m
3:51AM1.09m
4:17PM0.94m
4:29AM1.04m
4:44PM0.88m
Low Tide
10:14PM0.20m
10:44AM0.11m
10:52PM0.21m
11:28AM0.22m
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
 mm
2
4
5
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
22
21
Feels °C
24
24
22
23
24
26
25
25
23
21
22
23
22
20
21
22
22
23
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