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Canal surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Sunday 18 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
26.5° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Canal today?

The current surf forecast for Canal at 11PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm January 18). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)--
Evening (18 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s

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

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Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.5
ESE
0.8
E
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.6
E
0.4
ESE
0.7
SW
1.5
SW
2
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
Period(s) (?)777798888879999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)117866548448265878482403083359651893802758675742601588588588
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
15
S
15
SSW
10
W
20
SSW
10
SW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglassononcrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:25AM
1.04
2:47PM
1.02
3:52AM
1.03
3:17PM
1.05
4:21AM
1.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:52PM
-0.03
9:15AM
0.28
9:30PM
-0.04
9:51AM
0.28
10:09PM
-0.03
10:27AM
0.29
Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise----5:20-------5:20-------5:20---
Sunset6:39-------6:39-------6:39-------
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
heavy rain
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C292623222328282724222223222323222223232323232424
Feels °C (?)312823212328282826232525242422212123232223222323
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