Canal Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.94° S 42.49° W

Canal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 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 (30 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Canal at 7PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)--
Afternoon (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
89
68
63
48
28
29
41
32
46
29
29
31
186
175
189
162
104
104
78
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
SSW
5
NE
10
SW
10
WSW
0
W
5
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
20
SW
30
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:53PM1.00m
3:51AM1.09m
4:17PM0.94m
4:29AM1.04m
4:44PM0.88m
Low Tide
10:04AM0.02m
10:14PM0.20m
10:44AM0.11m
10:52PM0.21m
11:28AM0.22m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part 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
5:38
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
24
23
22
21
21
21
21
22
24
24
22
22
22
22
22
25
23
22
22
21
Feels °C
23
23
25
24
24
23
25
25
26
25
23
23
23
24
22
25
21
23
25
23
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