Canal Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.94° S 42.49° W

Canal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Canal sea temperature is
22.7° C
0.3° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Canal at 9AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (10 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (10 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat night, min 18°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
10
0.8
SE
14
0.8
SE
14
1
SE
13
1
SE
13
1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.2
SE
13
1.2
SE
13
1.2
SE
13
1.2
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
1
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.5
S
20
0.7
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
320
258
241
277
345
320
330
431
424
480
480
473
466
405
392
423
367
324
324
277
236
197
186
132
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
E
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
5
W
5
NW
5
SE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
25
WSW
15
W
15
SW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:12PM0.75m
12:14PM0.94m
00:07AM0.76m
1:16PM1.02m
00:48AM0.79m
2:07PM1.07m
Low Tide
5:10AM0.24m
6:06PM0.33m
6:08AM0.15m
7:06PM0.33m
7:02AM0.05m
7:55PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:20
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
18
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
20
22
22
21
20
20
22
24
22
23
23
21
21
Feels °C
15
15
15
18
23
22
22
23
21
21
21
21
23
22
20
19
19
20
22
20
24
23
19
19
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