Canal Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.94° S 42.49° W

Canal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Canal sea temperature is
23.2° C
1.3° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Canal at 7AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (11 Aug)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (11 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
1
!
!
!
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
12
2.4
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.3
S
12
1.6
S
13
2.3
S
12
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
12
2.2
S
12
2
S
12
2.1
S
12
2.1
S
12
2.1
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.3
S
14
2.3
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2507
2328
2157
2328
2904
3059
2796
2319
1901
1728
1519
1519
851
1505
691
861
1413
1132
1311
1333
1376
1657
2092
2062
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
1:17AM0.89m
2:42PM1.08m
1:49AM0.97m
3:12PM1.06m
2:21AM1.04m
3:37PM1.02m
Low Tide
7:41AM-0.05m
8:16PM0.35m
8:25AM-0.09m
8:49PM0.33m
9:05AM-0.09m
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
20
19
18
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
20
21
19
18
17
17
17
20
26
24
22
22
Feels °C
18
19
18
17
17
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
16
15
14
16
17
20
26
25
24
24
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