Canal Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.94° S 42.49° W

Canal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Canal sea temperature is
23.4°C
1.1° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Canal at 9AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (11 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.6
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
25
25
25
27
52
39
40
37
26
27
26
25
25
26
31
29
47
45
68
60
58
56
79
Wind (km/h)
0
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
S
10
S
5
SSW
15
W
15
W
5
W
10
NNE
10
NE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
WNW
0
WNW
10
N
10
ENE
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
S
5
ENE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
on
glassy
High Tide
2:22AM1.11m
2:31PM0.98m
2:54AM1.09m
2:49PM0.95m
3:26AM1.04m
3:10PM0.93m
Low Tide
8:45AM0.12m
8:49PM0.08m
9:17AM0.19m
9:20PM0.07m
9:49AM0.27m
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5:18
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5:52
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5:52
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 mm
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1
3
1
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2
2
1
2
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1
Temp °C
23
23
22
23
25
24
23
23
23
22
22
24
25
24
23
23
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
27
26
24
26
28
27
26
25
25
26
25
27
27
26
26
26
26
24
23
22
23
24
26
26
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