Canal Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.94° S 42.49° W

Canal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Canal sea temperature is
22.7° C
0.9° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Canal at 5PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (15 Aug)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (15 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
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)
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.4
SSE
13
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.1
S
11
1.6
E
7
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1.8
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.7
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2182
2166
1968
1886
1106
843
830
635
625
517
493
348
297
311
287
253
235
231
231
278
309
262
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
NE
20
E
30
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:27AM1.09m
4:16PM0.93m
4:02AM1.06m
4:35PM0.89m
4:39AM1.00m
4:56PM0.86m
Low Tide
10:19AM0.04m
10:22PM0.27m
10:54AM0.14m
10:56PM0.26m
11:29AM0.25m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:34
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
22
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
21
21
20
19
19
19
19
21
24
24
22
19
Feels °C
19
19
21
18
15
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
15
14
15
15
16
18
20
19
17
15
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