Canal Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.94° S 42.49° W

Canal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Canal sea temperature is
22.2° C
0.2° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Canal at 12PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.6
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
146
144
180
177
85
116
163
163
154
149
156
138
130
127
127
127
125
106
102
123
96
125
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
NE
5
NE
10
N
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:11PM1.02m
2:35AM1.01m
3:36PM1.02m
3:04AM1.05m
4:02PM1.01m
Low Tide
8:36AM-0.00m
8:57PM0.29m
9:13AM-0.02m
9:31PM0.27m
9:50AM-0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
22
25
26
26
26
26
24
24
22
23
23
22
21
21
20
20
20
20
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
21
26
25
26
26
27
24
24
23
24
24
22
23
22
21
21
21
20
21
20
18
18
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