Canal Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.94° S 42.49° W

Canal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Canal sea temperature is
22.6°C
0.7° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Canal at 9AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
3
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
S
10
0.9
SSW
10
1.3
S
10
2
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.2
S
8
2
S
8
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
8
2.1
S
9
2.4
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.3
SSW
10
2.1
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
128
125
86
85
60
58
39
39
33
55
176
332
488
565
573
463
352
350
731
1231
1280
1038
833
671
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
15
WNW
10
W
5
ENE
15
SE
20
SSE
5
E
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
SSE
20
S
30
S
25
S
15
SSW
10
S
20
S
10
SSE
5
S
0
WSW
0
SW
5
NE
10
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:40AM0.87m
10:51PM0.64m
12:34PM0.96m
11:53PM0.74m
1:15PM1.02m
Low Tide
3:16AM0.28m
4:49PM0.52m
4:41AM0.21m
5:56PM0.47m
5:48AM0.11m
6:40PM0.42m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:40
 mm
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
4
3
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
22
20
20
22
24
22
21
20
20
20
20
19
19
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
21
21
22
24
24
22
23
22
22
20
20
16
17
13
14
16
17
14
15
16
16
17
17
15
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