Canal Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.94° S 42.49° W

Canal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Canal sea temperature is
22.5° C
0.5° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Canal at 9AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
6
0.7
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.5
SE
10
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.5
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.9
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
119
41
97
81
89
48
66
83
54
55
58
63
89
117
148
196
235
280
276
257
237
189
189
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
E
25
E
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:48AM1.01m
5:30PM0.89m
5:33AM0.95m
6:08PM0.82m
6:31AM0.88m
6:54PM0.74m
Low Tide
11:24PM0.30m
11:54AM0.15m
00:11AM0.32m
12:48PM0.25m
1:06AM0.34m
1:55PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
19
20
24
24
21
21
20
19
18
20
26
26
23
22
20
20
20
22
28
28
24
22
Feels °C
19
18
19
19
24
23
20
21
19
18
17
19
25
24
21
20
19
19
19
21
28
27
22
20
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