Canal Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.94° S 42.49° W

Canal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Canal sea temperature is
22.8°C
0.8° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Canal at 10AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (01 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (01 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sat night).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
10
0.7
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
10
1.5
S
10
1.6
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.7
S
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
57
65
65
64
64
63
61
60
59
44
128
270
302
320
434
226
287
229
637
599
657
584
496
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
5
S
15
SSW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNE
5
SSW
5
SE
15
SSW
20
S
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:06AM0.93m
4:34PM0.79m
6:13AM0.83m
5:10PM0.73m
10:22AM0.81m
6:05PM0.67m
Low Tide
11:09PM0.16m
12:06PM0.45m
00:07AM0.21m
1:21PM0.55m
1:27AM0.26m
2:59PM0.59m
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cloud
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clear
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mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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5:30
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5:28
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5:47
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5:49
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 mm
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2
7
1
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1
2
2
2
3
2
4
4
4
5
4
2
Temp °C
23
23
23
25
24
23
22
22
21
22
22
23
22
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
20
21
21
Feels °C
26
26
26
28
26
22
22
23
23
24
24
26
23
21
21
19
19
19
19
20
22
21
21
21
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