Canal Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.94° S 42.49° W

Canal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Canal sea temperature is
24.4°C
1.6° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Canal at 4PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (25 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (25 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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)
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.9
WSW
5
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
S
14
0.4
S
14
1.2
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.5
SW
6
1.6
SW
7
1.6
SW
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
9
1.9
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
68
49
47
33
26
36
60
75
120
186
247
247
250
209
250
592
601
528
526
492
469
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
NNW
15
WSW
35
W
15
NW
5
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross
off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:03PM1.00m
2:18AM1.14m
2:25PM0.96m
2:56AM1.13m
2:47PM0.92m
Low Tide
8:04AM0.04m
8:13PM0.08m
8:46AM0.09m
8:49PM0.04m
9:29AM0.18m
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:09
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5:09
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5:07
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5:58
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5:59
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5:59
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 mm
6
4
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1
2
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1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
22
22
25
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
21
22
21
20
20
Feels °C
23
23
27
19
21
23
21
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
18
19
20
20
21
19
18
18
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