Canal Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.94° S 42.49° W

Canal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Canal sea temperature is
23.3°C
1.1° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Canal at 8AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.5
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.9
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
213
257
205
198
154
151
149
146
84
193
187
180
169
121
89
160
129
118
116
116
110
171
202
164
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
SW
10
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:26PM0.67m
12:18PM0.94m
11:30PM0.78m
12:51PM0.98m
00:10AM0.90m
1:17PM1.00m
Low Tide
4:26AM0.20m
5:29PM0.50m
5:30AM0.13m
6:09PM0.42m
6:20AM0.07m
6:44PM0.33m
thunderstorm
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cloud
cloud
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rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
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5:26
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5:24
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5:50
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 mm
1
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1
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1
1
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1
1
1
4
1
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1
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1
4
4
Temp °C
23
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
22
24
23
22
22
22
21
21
22
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
26
24
25
24
22
22
24
25
24
24
23
24
26
25
25
25
26
23
24
24
25
26
26
26
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