Canal Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.94° S 42.49° W

Canal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Canal sea temperature is
22.3° C
0.0° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Canal at 9PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)--
Afternoon (13 Jul)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (13 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Wed night).

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
9
2.2
SSW
9
2.3
SSW
9
2.3
SSW
9
1.7
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.5
S
9
1.6
S
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.6
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
666
705
793
775
544
371
397
584
685
769
822
731
679
692
625
661
587
494
494
441
450
437
533
453
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:52PM1.09m
1:56AM0.89m
3:33PM1.08m
2:29AM0.95m
4:09PM1.03m
3:04AM1.00m
Low Tide
8:38PM0.35m
8:38AM-0.08m
9:16PM0.37m
9:23AM-0.09m
9:50PM0.39m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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>
6:30
6:30
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:21
5:21
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
19
21
21
20
19
18
17
17
17
Feels °C
15
15
13
14
13
14
16
17
18
18
19
19
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
13
13
12
14
13
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