Canal Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.94° S 42.49° W

Canal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Canal sea temperature is
22.0° C
0.2° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Canal at 10PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)--
Afternoon (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (19 Jul)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Wed morning).

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1.2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
131
107
188
243
176
131
107
90
90
127
130
150
155
107
89
94
74
142
119
172
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
20
E
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:56PM0.81m
5:49AM0.90m
6:27PM0.77m
6:49AM0.81m
7:07PM0.74m
Low Tide
12:12PM0.20m
00:20AM0.38m
12:59PM0.31m
1:13AM0.37m
1:53PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
27
27
23
21
19
19
19
21
26
27
24
21
20
20
20
22
27
28
25
22
Feels °C
26
25
19
18
16
17
18
21
26
25
22
18
18
18
18
21
27
26
24
19
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