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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
24.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Canal today?
The current surf forecast for Canal at 7PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | |
2379 | 2127 | 1894 | 1585 | 1269 | 1376 | 1784 | 2228 | 2491 | 3364 | 4004 | 4064 | 3829 | 3724 | 3622 | 3328 | 2987 | 3163 | 3001 | 3001 | 2753 | 2710 | 2510 | 2249 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:05PM0.87m | 4:26AM0.85m | 7:47PM0.80m | 5:17AM0.82m | 9:31PM0.78m | 6:30AM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19AM0.06m | 00:03AM0.55m | 12:18PM0.12m | 1:00AM0.58m | 1:25PM0.19m | 2:05AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | |
— | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | |
1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
2379 | 2127 | 1894 | 1585 | 1269 | 1376 | 1784 | 2228 | 2491 | 3364 | 4004 | 4064 | 3829 | 3724 | 3622 | 3328 | 2987 | 3163 | 3001 | 3001 | 2753 | 2710 | 2510 | 2249 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 |
11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 11 | 10 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
— | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 19 | 54 | 98 | 90 | 104 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 46 | 189 | 54 | 54 | 46 | 46 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
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