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Canal surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Saturday 30 May 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
23.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Canal today (30 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 5PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | |
189 | 485 | 619 | 676 | 679 | 685 | 698 | 698 | 595 | 496 | 487 | 467 | 408 | 346 | 173 | 145 | 125 | 137 | 92 | 139 | 148 | 154 | 120 | 94 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 2:20PM1.00m | 1:53AM0.89m | 2:54PM1.00m | 2:19AM0.90m | 3:27PM0.98m | 2:48AM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19PM0.29m | 8:23AM0.05m | 8:56PM0.31m | 9:00AM0.04m | 9:32PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
 | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
 kJ | 189 | 485 | 619 | 676 | 679 | 685 | 698 | 698 | 595 | 496 | 487 | 467 | 408 | 346 | 173 | 145 | 100 | 137 | 92 | 139 | 148 | 154 | 120 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | E 7 | — | E 7 | ENE 3 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 | — | 22 | 13 | 13 | 136 | 125 | 125 | 88 | 88 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | ESE 6 | E 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 37 | 37 | 84 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 3 | ENE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 189 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 46 |
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