Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 10AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | E 7 | E 7 | S 11 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 191 | 177 | 161 | 82 | 77 | 111 | 94 | 125 | 125 | 186 | 195 | 109 | 112 | 89 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 190 | 135 | 135 | 112 | 115 | 173 | 205 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:46AM1.11m | 3:30PM1.03m | 3:16AM1.12m | 3:53PM1.00m | 3:51AM1.09m | 4:17PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:04PM0.21m | 9:27AM-0.03m | 9:38PM0.19m | 10:04AM0.02m | 10:14PM0.20m | 10:44AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 91 | 89 | 69 | 67 | 68 | 72 | 51 | 125 | 125 | 129 | 132 | 109 | 112 | 89 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 107 | 135 | 135 | 112 | 115 | 173 | 205 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 191 | 149 | 114 | 82 | 77 | 52 | — | 33 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | SW 3 | — | — | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | 177 | 161 | — | 214 | 111 | 94 | 183 | 187 | 186 | 195 | — | 2 | — | — | 250 | 131 | 190 | 487 | 480 | 492 | 240 | 318 | 318 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 22 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio de Janeiro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Canal surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest