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Canal surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil
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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
25.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Canal today?
The current surf forecast for Canal at 7AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 11 | S 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | |
92 | 121 | 151 | 117 | 311 | 847 | 512 | 1510 | 1848 | 2602 | 2527 | 2782 | 2499 | 2287 | 2223 | 2376 | 1592 | 3375 | 4161 | 3784 | 3343 | 2701 | 2249 | 1809 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:39AM0.93m | 3:30PM1.01m | 3:02AM0.91m | 4:03PM0.96m | 3:30AM0.89m | 4:39PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12PM0.26m | 9:15AM0.05m | 9:46PM0.31m | 9:51AM0.07m | 10:23PM0.36m | 10:30AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
— | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 22 |
26 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
78 | 121 | 117 | 84 | 82 | 659 | 512 | 1510 | 1848 | 2602 | 2527 | 2782 | 2499 | 2287 | 2223 | 2376 | 1592 | 3375 | 4161 | 3784 | 3343 | 2701 | 2249 | 1809 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 13 | S 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | S 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 8 | E 8 |
41 | 64 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 81 | 499 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 16 | 1172 | 14 | 24 | 39 | 37 | — | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 10 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
92 | 57 | 21 | 39 | 23 | 27 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SW 3 | SSW 10 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 9 | ENE 9 | — | E 9 | E 4 | E 4 |
5 | 5 | 151 | 117 | 311 | 847 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 57 | 59 | — | 36 | 17 | 23 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 312 | 65 | 265 | 65 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 19 | 48 | 22 | 34 | 101 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 12 |
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