Canal Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.94° S 42.49° W

Canal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Canal sea temperature is
22.7°C
0.7° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Canal at 1PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (30 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (30 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.8
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.6
S
10
1.7
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
91
89
88
86
85
58
57
65
65
64
64
63
61
60
59
43
143
226
302
504
563
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SE
10
SSE
5
N
0
S
5
NNE
5
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
5
N
5
NW
0
SW
10
W
5
W
10
SSW
20
S
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:19AM1.03m
4:06PM0.85m
5:06AM0.93m
4:34PM0.79m
6:13AM0.83m
5:10PM0.73m
Low Tide
11:10AM0.32m
11:09PM0.16m
12:06PM0.45m
00:07AM0.21m
1:21PM0.55m
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clear
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rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
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5:31
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5:30
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5:47
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1
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1
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1
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3
2
2
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3
6
2
Temp °C
23
24
25
26
24
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
20
20
Feels °C
26
26
27
30
27
27
27
25
25
23
25
24
24
25
25
26
24
25
24
22
18
19
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