Canal Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.94° S 42.49° W

Canal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Canal sea temperature is
22.9° C
1.0° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Canal at 9AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (08 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (08 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
1
1
1
0
2
1
2
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.9
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.6
S
12
2.2
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.4
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
31
31
30
30
203
544
811
1077
1773
1605
1504
1266
1210
1073
917
820
992
736
1323
1544
1892
2084
2581
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
0
SSW
5
ESE
10
E
15
SE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
SSW
15
SW
25
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:49PM0.66m
12:32PM0.94m
00:01AM0.72m
1:23PM1.02m
00:43AM0.80m
2:06PM1.07m
Low Tide
4:52AM0.23m
6:04PM0.42m
5:58AM0.13m
6:59PM0.39m
6:53AM0.03m
7:41PM0.37m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
23
22
23
24
24
23
22
22
23
24
28
32
24
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
19
Feels °C
24
25
24
25
25
25
23
22
21
24
24
28
32
24
22
22
21
22
22
22
22
21
18
17
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