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Canal surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Saturday 06 Dec 2025 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Canal surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Canal sea temperature is
24.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Canal today?
The current surf forecast for Canal at 7PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm December 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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 kJ (?) | 85 | 67 | 68 | 47 | 59 | 55 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 64 | 25 | 25 | 37 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 21 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:40PM 0.89 | 4:26AM 1.00 | 3:13PM 0.91 | 5:11AM 0.92 | 3:50PM 0.91 | 5:59AM 0.84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:46AM 0.38 | 9:45PM -0.04 | 10:26AM 0.45 | 10:32PM -0.00 | 11:05AM 0.50 | 11:23PM 0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:56 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:25 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 29 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 31 |
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