Canal surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Friday 08 May 2026 -03
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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
24.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Canal today?

The current surf forecast for Canal at 4AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (09 May)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (09 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the W by Sun night).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
1.2
SW
10
1.4
SSW
9
2.1
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
8
1.2
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
117
110
107
103
114
167
167
155
191
116
103
103
102
100
105
264
313
559
659
908
1417
3622
3943
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
SW
15
W
10
W
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:32PM0.78m
6:51AM0.75m
10:18PM0.83m
8:58AM0.75m
11:14PM0.89m
10:38AM0.82m
Low Tide
2:17AM0.50m
2:39PM0.26m
3:31AM0.48m
3:49PM0.22m
4:34AM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:17
1
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
27
24
23
24
24
26
31
32
29
26
25
24
23
24
24
23
23
22
21
21
21
20
20
21
27
23
22
24
23
26
32
32
30
26
26
26
25
26
25
23
23
20
18
19
21
20
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
6
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.4
SSW
9
0.6
S
20
2.2
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
8
2
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
Energy kJ
67
88
73
44
47
70
72
72
89
137
116
99
80
61
65
92
264
313
276
659
597
512
3622
3943
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.9
SSW
19
1.2
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
121
117
110
107
103
114
167
167
119
107
103
103
103
102
100
65
47
47
34
583
908
1417
36
36
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSW
10
0.4
SW
9
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
E
9
0.5
S
12
Energy kJ
6
21
21
46
69
69
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
9
20
105
77
44
96
108
36
75
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
0.4
NE
3
1.6
ENE
8
1
E
8
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
8
1.6
ENE
8
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
2.1
SSW
8
Energy kJ
112
107
92
200
156
2
276
115
155
191
324
1
7
7
15
14
48
559
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
4
Distance (km)
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
45
46
46
46
46
46
66
189
240
46
46
46
265
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio de Janeiro
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
9
5
8
5
4
4
4
5
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