Canal Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.94° S 42.49° W

Canal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Canal sea temperature is
22.5° C
0.6° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Canal at 12AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)--
Evening (06 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the E by Sat morning).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
1.1
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
189
189
144
102
98
96
69
134
50
65
67
57
51
48
46
41
57
56
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
10
NE
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
High Tide
6:54PM0.74m
8:05AM0.81m
8:03PM0.67m
11:18AM0.85m
Low Tide
2:15AM0.34m
3:19PM0.42m
3:35AM0.31m
4:49PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
25
23
22
21
21
25
31
30
27
26
23
24
24
27
33
33
32
24
Feels °C
24
21
20
19
19
24
31
29
26
25
24
23
22
26
32
33
30
23
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