Snow-ForecastSnow-ForecastMountain-ForecastMountain-ForecastTide-ForecastTide-ForecastWeather-ForecastWeather-Forecast
Search by country, region, or break
Search by country, region, or break

Quick Links

Surf Forecasts:

Canal surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 -03
Forecast 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
26.7° C
 (Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Canal today?

The current surf forecast for Canal at 5PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)--
Afternoon (17 Jan)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (17 Jan)1ft (0.3m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
1.2
E
1.5
E
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
E
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)756997777777777798898898
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6677148141370564748661031038265483744656459412925160
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
35
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
E
5
E
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
5
WNW
15
S
15
S
15
W
15
W
10
SW
10
S
5
WSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crossononcross-
off		crosscross-
on		onglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:51PM
0.91
2:56AM
1.03
2:19PM
0.97
3:25AM
1.04
2:47PM
1.02
3:52AM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:13PM
0.01
8:41AM
0.29
8:52PM
-0.03
9:15AM
0.28
9:30PM
-0.04
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise------5:18-------5:20-------5:20-
Sunset--6:39-------6:39-------6:39-----
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
--1---------------1173886
Temp. °C302826242322232630272727252424282926252423222222
Feels °C (?)292526242323252731302928262424293027272526252624
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

The World’s Most Inconsistent Waves
Ben Mondy

The World’s Most Inconsistent Waves

Huntington, Dribbleton, Virginia, Holland and the Superbank! We recently had a look at the world’s most consistent waves. This was based on the combination of swells and wind directed at 7,000 surf spots, as compiled from our data since 2006. Those stats, represented in easy-to-read graphics, are located under each wave’s spot guides, with historical swell and wind breakdowns available by month, season, and year. There is also an offshore filter, which shows how often the swells come with clean

Read more

Read more

Discover more articles and updates in the Greenroom.

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Canal surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

View detailed surf forecast for Canal at:
surf-forecast.com

Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest