Canal Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.94° S 42.49° W

Canal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Canal sea temperature is
22.4° C
0.1° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Canal at 12AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (13 Jul)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
20
1.6
SSW
6
2
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
8
2
SSW
9
2.2
SSW
9
2
SSW
9
2
SSW
9
2.1
SSW
9
2.1
SSW
9
2.1
SSW
10
1.5
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.7
S
11
2
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
197
190
452
644
589
708
600
617
692
713
817
431
460
694
916
955
904
887
846
771
700
687
687
622
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:23AM0.84m
2:52PM1.09m
1:56AM0.89m
3:33PM1.08m
2:29AM0.95m
Low Tide
7:55PM0.33m
7:51AM-0.03m
8:38PM0.35m
8:38AM-0.08m
9:16PM0.37m
9:23AM-0.09m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:30
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
20
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
18
22
21
Feels °C
19
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
13
16
17
18
19
20
19
17
16
16
16
18
16
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