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Canal surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 09 Jan 2026 -03
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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
27.2° C
 (Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Canal today?

The current surf forecast for Canal at 12PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (09 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (09 Jan)1ft (0.3m)8s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
1
E
1.4
E
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
S
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.3
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)9995681414131212121211111111111066777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)262523521211216143451104145179164161158156117110132200193128113
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
ENE
20
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
E
35
E
40
ENE
35
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
E
35
E
35
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:17AM
0.79
6:02PM
0.86
6:56AM
0.75
7:09PM
0.78
7:52AM
0.72
9:31PM
0.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:41PM
0.42
1:19AM
0.32
1:40PM
0.42
2:20AM
0.40
2:50PM
0.40
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise5:13-------5:13-------5:13-------
Sunset----6:39-------6:39-------6:39---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232730292725242222273130272423222127323228252322
Feels °C (?)252829272624232222252826232122212027312824242322
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