Canal Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.94° S 42.49° W

Canal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Canal sea temperature is
22.5° C
0.7° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Canal at 8PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)--
Afternoon (21 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat night).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
8
0.9
SW
9
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.4
SW
6
1.6
SSW
7
1.7
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
10
2.2
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
10
1.8
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
141
49
61
167
264
310
383
928
1022
954
822
703
690
650
573
540
529
586
734
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
35
SW
25
WSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:06AM0.74m
8:17PM0.64m
12:09PM0.81m
11:32PM0.70m
12:50PM0.89m
Low Tide
3:52PM0.55m
4:10AM0.31m
5:18PM0.50m
5:21AM0.24m
6:12PM0.44m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:36
5:36
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
23
21
20
20
19
20
20
20
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
21
20
20
19
Feels °C
28
20
18
17
18
16
18
18
19
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
20
19
19
18
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