Canal Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.94° S 42.49° W

Canal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Canal sea temperature is
23.9°C
1.5° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Canal at 9AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (14 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (14 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
74
98
131
128
120
87
79
61
57
52
26
35
49
49
33
49
47
45
45
63
94
128
140
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
WSW
0
W
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
E
10
NNE
0
SW
5
N
15
N
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSW
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:59AM0.98m
3:33PM0.89m
4:35AM0.90m
4:00PM0.85m
5:17AM0.82m
4:34PM0.80m
Low Tide
9:52PM0.09m
10:23AM0.35m
10:29PM0.13m
11:01AM0.43m
11:12PM0.19m
11:51AM0.50m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
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part cloud
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:16
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5:16
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5:52
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5:53
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 mm
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1
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1
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1
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2
9
1
1
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1
4
5
Temp °C
23
23
23
25
25
25
24
23
23
22
22
23
25
26
24
23
22
22
22
24
25
25
23
22
Feels °C
26
27
26
30
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
27
28
26
25
24
24
24
27
27
27
25
22
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