Canal Surf Break

Canal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 22.94° S 42.49° W

Issued: 2 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Canal sea temperature is
23.2° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (18 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Canal at 5PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)--
Afternoon (18 Jun)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (18 Jun)7ft (2.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
2
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
14
1.9
SSW
14
2
S
14
2.1
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1373
1491
1509
1561
1734
1710
1866
1821
1811
1718
1567
1401
1104
961
956
594
485
409
336
268
203
155
149
146
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
5
S
5
NE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
0
SE
15
W
5
N
25
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:50PM0.89m
4:28AM0.93m
6:35PM0.82m
5:17AM0.91m
7:24PM0.77m
6:16AM0.86m
Low Tide
11:09AM0.02m
11:34PM0.49m
12:00PM0.09m
00:19AM0.50m
12:53PM0.18m
1:11AM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:13
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
20
19
18
18
22
23
20
19
18
17
17
19
23
25
23
21
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
19
19
20
21
19
17
16
17
19
21
18
16
15
15
16
18
23
25
25
21
21
18
20
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
14
1.9
SSW
14
2
S
14
2.1
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
Energy kJ
1373
1491
1509
1561
1734
1710
1866
1821
1811
1718
1567
1401
1104
961
956
594
485
409
336
268
203
155
149
146
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
SW
5
Energy kJ
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
30
31
30
30
28
27
106
27
28
38
35
34
33
33
92
67
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
WSW
4
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
48
42
28
33
33
33
33
32
12
7
67
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
5
0.7
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
E
7
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
Energy kJ
58
28
46
56
43
44
113
123
107
5
6
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
189
228
22
0
0
0
0
0
12
19
12
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
45
0
46
46
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
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