Canal surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 09 Apr 2026 -03
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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
26.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Canal today?

The current surf forecast for Canal at 10AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (09 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (09 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
0.9
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.5
S
2.2
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
Period(s) (?)121212121312121412121414131313131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)34422828224026022522433186168321062279222019951886175918082166199923101583213917931617
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglassoncross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:39AM
0.73
10:13PM
0.75
7:03AM
0.67
11:22PM
0.83
10:41AM
0.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:27AM
0.54
1:50PM
0.31
3:01AM
0.54
3:19PM
0.30
4:23AM
0.49
4:34PM
0.24
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise---6:00-------6:01-------6:01----
Sunset-----5:42-------5:40-------5:39--
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------11111111--1-------
Temp. °C282727272726252524232323242524242221212222232323
Feels °C (?)313030272626272726252626262624252423232524252525
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