Canal surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Sunday 03 May 2026 -03
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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
25.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Canal today?

The current surf forecast for Canal at 11AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (03 May)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (03 May)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
3
!
!
!
!
!
1
3
3
3
!
!
!
5
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
1.7
S
7
2.2
S
8
1.6
S
9
2.5
SSW
10
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
12
3
S
12
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.2
S
13
3
S
15
3
S
16
3
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.3
S
15
2.1
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
117
84
262
643
466
1538
2017
2559
2700
2870
2722
2431
2201
2340
1617
3688
4161
3784
3343
2701
2249
1809
1443
1225
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:30PM1.01m
3:02AM0.91m
4:03PM0.96m
3:30AM0.89m
4:39PM0.91m
Low Tide
9:15AM0.05m
9:46PM0.31m
9:51AM0.07m
10:23PM0.36m
10:30AM0.11m
11:05PM0.41m
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:09
6:09
6:11
6:11
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5:22
5:22
5:22
5:21
2
3
2
1
Temp °C
24
24
23
23
22
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
21
20
20
19
21
25
26
23
22
21
20
24
24
21
21
21
23
22
22
22
21
21
20
19
18
17
18
17
20
25
25
23
22
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
2.2
S
8
1.8
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
10
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
12
3
S
12
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.2
S
13
3
S
15
3
S
16
3
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.3
S
15
2.1
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
Energy kJ
117
84
82
643
466
1538
2017
2559
2700
2870
2722
2431
2201
2340
1617
3688
4161
3784
3343
2701
2249
1809
1443
1225
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
S
13
1.6
S
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
1.6
S
16
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
41
41
41
81
430
27
27
27
27
28
28
26
26
15
1226
25
24
24
38
13
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
11
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
Energy kJ
38
57
37
41
27
16
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
4
0.9
SSW
6
1.7
S
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.6
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.8
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.7
E
5
Energy kJ
14
55
262
28
16
10
11
46
40
39
37
24
29
25
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
54
343
265
65
189
22
22
19
0
48
22
22
228
12
12
33
19
19
0
22
22
12
12
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio de Janeiro
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
9
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