Canal Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.94° S 42.49° W

Canal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Canal sea temperature is
23.0° C
0.6° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Canal at 1AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (09 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
9
1.4
SSW
9
1.4
SSW
9
1.4
SSW
9
1.2
SSW
9
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
10
0.8
SE
14
0.8
SE
14
1
SE
13
0.9
SE
14
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.2
SE
13
1.2
SE
13
1.2
SE
13
1.2
SE
13
1.2
SE
13
1.2
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
212
244
262
281
314
321
321
227
423
408
320
258
241
277
345
313
424
424
480
480
480
473
466
444
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
5
SE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
E
10
SE
5
ENE
5
N
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
High Tide
9:51PM0.76m
10:47AM0.86m
11:12PM0.75m
12:14PM0.94m
00:07AM0.76m
1:16PM1.02m
Low Tide
3:40PM0.31m
4:05AM0.32m
4:56PM0.33m
5:10AM0.24m
6:06PM0.33m
6:08AM0.15m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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>
6:31
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
18
19
19
19
19
18
16
16
16
17
22
22
21
20
20
19
19
20
21
21
Feels °C
17
18
18
18
17
19
19
18
19
18
15
15
15
16
22
22
22
21
21
18
18
19
20
21
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