Canal Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.94° S 42.49° W

Canal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Canal sea temperature is
23.6°C
0.6° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Canal at 3AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm November 02). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (03 Nov)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (03 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

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12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.6
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
226
205
183
124
264
112
115
96
96
75
73
52
49
36
35
49
45
24
70
44
45
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
NNW
15
NE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
8:59PM0.72m
11:44AM0.88m
10:54PM0.81m
12:14PM0.90m
11:46PM0.90m
Low Tide
3:42PM0.57m
3:57AM0.22m
4:42PM0.50m
5:01AM0.19m
5:29PM0.40m
5:51AM0.17m
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Temp °C
23
22
22
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23
26
28
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25
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24
24
24
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27
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Feels °C
22
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26
29
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