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Canal surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Wednesday 03 Dec 2025 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Canal today?
The current surf forecast for Canal at 1PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am December 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 61 | 191 | 272 | 242 | 247 | 332 | 279 | 220 | 206 | 198 | 158 | 123 | 118 | 111 | 83 | 164 | 164 | 71 | 60 | 101 | 68 | 109 | 134 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:22PM 0.88 | 2:11AM 1.12 | 1:46PM 0.87 | 2:57AM 1.11 | 2:11PM 0.88 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:35AM 0.18 | 7:36PM 0.04 | 8:22AM 0.24 | 8:18PM -0.02 | 9:05AM 0.31 | 9:01PM -0.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Sat 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 4:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:23 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
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