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Canal surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Sunday 12 Apr 2026 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
26.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Canal today?
The current surf forecast for Canal at 8PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 985 | 872 | 784 | 723 | 628 | 452 | 441 | 292 | 231 | 232 | 237 | 234 | 216 | 252 | 243 | 271 | 264 | 246 | 170 | 168 | 215 | 148 | 141 | 103 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:37AM 0.82 | 12:41AM 0.98 | 12:16PM 0.92 | 1:12AM 1.03 | 12:51PM 1.01 | 1:41AM 1.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:32PM 0.15 | 6:08AM 0.34 | 6:21PM 0.07 | 6:48AM 0.27 | 7:05PM 0.01 | 7:25AM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 |
| Sunset | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 |
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