Canal Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.94° S 42.49° W

Canal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Canal sea temperature is
23.3°C
1.0° 

Canal surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Canal today (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Canal at 11AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (10 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (10 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
8
0.5
SSE
10
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
E
8
0.8
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.9
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.8
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
56
53
38
37
28
21
19
68
25
51
54
88
54
53
39
40
40
83
39
39
64
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
SE
10
SE
15
SE
5
SSW
5
NW
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
30
WSW
30
W
20
NNE
5
S
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
10
ESE
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:14PM0.99m
2:22AM1.11m
2:31PM0.98m
2:54AM1.09m
2:49PM0.95m
Low Tide
8:13AM0.07m
8:18PM0.12m
8:45AM0.12m
8:49PM0.08m
9:17AM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:22
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5:20
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5:20
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5:52
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5:52
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 mm
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2
1
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1
4
1
1
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1
1
Temp °C
22
23
25
25
23
23
22
22
21
24
27
26
24
23
22
23
22
23
24
24
23
22
Feels °C
25
27
27
27
27
26
24
25
23
27
30
28
27
23
21
23
25
25
26
26
25
25
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