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Canal surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Monday 08 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
25.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Canal today?
The current surf forecast for Canal at 9AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am December 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 25 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 14 | 17 | 51 | 44 | 46 | 62 | 44 | 131 | 159 | 109 | 95 | 54 | 94 | 99 | 104 | 78 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:11AM 0.92 | 3:50PM 0.91 | 5:59AM 0.84 | 4:34PM 0.89 | 7:00AM 0.77 | 5:26PM 0.85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:32PM -0.00 | 11:05AM 0.50 | 11:23PM 0.07 | 11:48AM 0.53 | 12:17AM 0.15 | 12:39PM 0.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 4:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:56 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:27 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
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