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Canal surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
26.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Canal today?
The current surf forecast for Canal at 6AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 222 | 173 | 157 | 153 | 128 | 117 | 103 | 100 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 49 | 29 | 46 | 41 | 69 | 59 | 58 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | off | off | glass | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:58AM 0.83 | 5:42PM 0.88 | 4:29AM 0.80 | 8:15PM 0.79 | 5:11AM 0.76 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:24PM 0.43 | 11:22AM 0.11 | 12:20AM 0.54 | 12:25PM 0.17 | 1:32AM 0.61 | 1:45PM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
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