Canal Surf Break

Canal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 22.94° S 42.49° W

Issued: 2 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Canal sea temperature is
23.3° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Canal at 9AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (06 Jul)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (06 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
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)
3
4
3
4
3
3
2
4
3
3
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
11
2
S
11
1.9
SSW
11
1.9
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.7
S
11
1
S
18
1.6
S
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
0.8
S
16
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.4
SSW
8
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1106
951
846
815
764
757
741
651
633
551
432
407
318
275
216
216
216
204
309
290
290
256
226
226
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
S
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:59AM0.91m
7:11PM0.83m
7:02AM0.86m
8:19PM0.79m
8:34AM0.83m
Low Tide
00:52AM0.39m
1:22PM0.20m
1:52AM0.40m
2:27PM0.26m
2:58AM0.38m
3:40PM0.31m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:17
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
18
19
20
21
20
19
19
18
17
19
21
22
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
18
19
18
20
21
21
19
18
18
17
15
19
21
19
19
20
20
19
20
19
19
19
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
11
2
S
11
1.9
SSW
11
1.9
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.4
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
8
1.2
SSW
8
Energy kJ
1106
951
846
815
764
757
741
651
633
551
432
407
275
275
216
216
216
204
309
231
237
237
201
176
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
S
22
0.5
S
21
0.7
S
20
0.9
S
19
0.9
S
19
1
S
18
1
S
18
0.9
S
17
0.9
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
1
SW
5
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
1.2
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
12
6
82
222
388
598
567
614
606
454
412
322
318
209
206
203
57
130
126
290
290
256
226
226
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
24
0.2
S
23
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
SSW
10
0.2
E
8
0.5
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
8
0.6
S
14
0.1
E
8
0.2
S
19
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
Energy kJ
11
43
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
19
5
48
26
25
14
144
1
30
87
84
50
67
67
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
3
0.7
ENE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.6
SSW
9
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SW
5
0.9
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
7
Energy kJ
8
11
3
5
50
23
35
59
117
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
76
0
0
0
12
12
22
0
0
1
1
0
34
46
370
265
46
46
46
54
46
46
46
54
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio de Janeiro
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
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