Canal Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.94° S 42.49° W

Canal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Canal sea temperature is
22.4° C
0.1° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Canal at 5PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)--
Afternoon (14 Jul)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (14 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon).

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
10
1
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
763
769
806
839
749
692
742
661
587
616
475
424
508
460
460
424
428
391
319
292
249
249
212
212
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:33PM1.08m
2:29AM0.95m
4:09PM1.03m
3:04AM1.00m
4:40PM0.97m
3:40AM1.03m
Low Tide
9:16PM0.37m
9:23AM-0.09m
9:50PM0.39m
10:06AM-0.06m
10:24PM0.40m
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:30
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:21
5:22
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
20
21
20
19
19
19
18
21
21
20
19
17
17
17
17
22
25
21
18
17
17
17
18
Feels °C
19
19
20
18
17
16
17
16
17
16
16
14
12
13
14
14
19
21
16
13
12
14
14
16
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