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Canal surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Wednesday 26 Nov 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
23.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Canal today?
The current surf forecast for Canal at 7AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am November 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Nov) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
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) (?) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 682 | 572 | 769 | 810 | 742 | 613 | 542 | 493 | 414 | 423 | 355 | 354 | 370 | 370 | 370 | 362 | 323 | 323 | 294 | 300 | 294 | 266 | 328 | 235 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:30AM 0.83 | 5:43PM 0.81 | 8:21AM 0.82 | 6:58PM 0.78 | 10:05AM 0.85 | 8:50PM 0.79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:19AM 0.19 | 1:05PM 0.48 | 1:27AM 0.22 | 2:16PM 0.49 | 2:38AM 0.22 | 3:27PM 0.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 4:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:54 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:19 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
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