Canal Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.94° S 42.49° W

Canal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 27 Aug 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 (27 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Canal at 9PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)--
Afternoon (27 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (27 Aug)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
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)
2.3
S
14
2.3
SSE
14
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.8
E
7
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2185
2012
1304
1104
986
848
603
488
411
341
274
205
191
149
114
82
77
70
89
125
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:45PM1.05m
2:17AM1.08m
3:08PM1.05m
2:46AM1.11m
3:30PM1.03m
Low Tide
8:31PM0.23m
8:50AM-0.05m
9:04PM0.21m
9:27AM-0.03m
light rain
light rain
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>
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
21
24
24
22
21
20
20
20
24
31
31
27
24
Feels °C
20
19
17
18
18
19
19
20
24
23
21
21
19
20
20
24
32
31
27
23
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