Canal Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.94° S 42.49° W

Canal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 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) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s 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 8AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (10 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
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 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
8
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
SE
8
0.5
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.5
E
8
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
78
67
56
44
39
37
29
21
28
66
66
70
72
90
54
69
54
40
40
41
41
42
31
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
5
N
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
35
W
20
W
5
W
5
NW
15
ENE
15
SE
10
S
5
S
5
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:50AM1.10m
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
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5
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Temp °C
23
22
22
23
24
24
23
23
22
22
22
25
28
28
24
23
22
22
22
23
24
23
23
23
Feels °C
26
24
25
26
27
27
26
26
24
23
25
29
31
31
27
21
22
25
25
25
26
25
27
27
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