Canal surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Thursday 02 Apr 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
26.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Canal today?

The current surf forecast for Canal at 8PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)--
Afternoon (02 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (02 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
E
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.5
E
1.4
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.3
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
1.1
E
1.2
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.3
S
Period(s) (?)8888888888777788888788815
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)134157235264202149268222102102181131112917581838314215076575540
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
5
N
5
SSE
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNE
10
NE
5
SE
10
SSE
5
ENE
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
0
NNW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
glassoffglassglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:40PM
1.10
2:53AM
0.98
3:10PM
1.08
3:11AM
0.96
3:41PM
1.04
3:30AM
0.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:04PM
0.11
9:08AM
0.10
9:35PM
0.17
9:38AM
0.09
10:06PM
0.25
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise------5:58-------5:58-------5:58-
Sunset-5:47-------5:46-------5:45------
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--13-------111----1-----
Temp. °C292926242324242527282727252425252928272625242425
Feels °C (?)312927252426262930303031272525273332313029282829
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