Canal Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.94° S 42.49° W

Canal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Canal sea temperature is
22.7° C
0.9° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Canal at 1AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (17 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NE by Wed morning).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1.8
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
0.9
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.3
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
342
287
282
284
284
279
231
227
245
232
176
134
114
76
94
81
121
162
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
E
20
E
25
ENE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:35PM0.89m
4:39AM1.00m
4:56PM0.86m
5:19AM0.91m
5:20PM0.81m
Low Tide
10:56PM0.26m
11:29AM0.25m
11:35PM0.27m
12:08PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
21
24
23
22
19
18
18
17
20
26
27
23
21
Feels °C
15
15
15
15
16
18
20
18
17
14
14
15
15
19
26
25
21
19
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