Canal Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.94° S 42.49° W

Canal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 17 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 (17 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Canal at 8PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)--
Afternoon (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
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)
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
1
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
8
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.9
E
8
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
180
180
153
150
102
100
98
94
77
59
96
167
181
106
134
87
69
89
178
178
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
E
15
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:06PM0.90m
4:19AM1.01m
5:30PM0.85m
5:01AM0.97m
5:56PM0.81m
Low Tide
10:48AM0.00m
10:59PM0.39m
11:30AM0.10m
11:36PM0.39m
12:12PM0.20m
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
23
26
23
19
18
18
19
19
25
26
25
21
19
19
19
21
27
28
25
21
Feels °C
21
23
18
15
14
15
17
17
25
24
23
18
17
17
17
20
26
25
22
18
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