Canal Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.94° S 42.49° W

Canal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Canal sea temperature is
22.4°C
0.5° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Canal at 11AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (06 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (06 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
2
2
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)
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.9
SSW
7
1.9
S
8
1.7
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.7
S
9
1.7
S
9
2.4
SSW
9
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
SSW
11
2.3
SSW
10
2.1
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
10
1.8
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
55
459
405
419
279
376
452
435
841
1070
1379
1324
1059
850
684
679
768
551
530
486
410
354
387
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
25
WSW
25
S
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
5
SSW
0
SSE
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:51PM0.64m
12:34PM0.96m
11:53PM0.74m
1:15PM1.02m
00:31AM0.85m
1:48PM1.05m
Low Tide
4:41AM0.21m
5:56PM0.47m
5:48AM0.11m
6:40PM0.42m
6:41AM0.02m
7:15PM0.36m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:40
5:40
 mm
2
2
2
4
1
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
21
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
16
17
16
16
17
17
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
22
20
16
17
15
14
15
16
14
14
16
17
18
17
15
16
15
15
16
15
20
19
19
19
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