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Canal surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Sunday 18 Jan 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
26.5° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Canal today?

The current surf forecast for Canal at 7PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (18 Jan)4ft (1.2m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.5
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.5
ESE
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.8
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
S
1.7
S
Period(s) (?)777777779887855999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)481761611428266654744818051413133552823794753645627552541484
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
SE
10
E
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
5
N
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
25
SW
5
SW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
W
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on		crossoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:19PM
0.97
3:25AM
1.04
2:47PM
1.02
3:52AM
1.03
3:17PM
1.05
4:21AM
1.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:52PM
-0.03
9:15AM
0.28
9:30PM
-0.04
9:51AM
0.28
10:09PM
-0.03
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise------5:20-------5:20-------5:20-
Sunset--6:39-------6:39-------6:39-----
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
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mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C292929262422222929272523222222222222222221222223
Feels °C (?)323131282421213029272823252524232220212120212121
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