Canal Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.94° S 42.49° W

Canal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Canal sea temperature is
23.0° C
1.1° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Canal at 9PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)--
Afternoon (09 Aug)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (09 Aug)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
0
2
0
1
1
2
2
3
1
2
0
1
2
2
2
3
!
!
4
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)
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
12
2.1
S
12
2
S
11
2.3
S
12
2.4
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.5
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1306
1210
1042
888
812
773
1208
1023
1570
1879
2305
2521
2305
2124
1932
1806
2157
2668
2610
2393
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:23PM1.02m
00:43AM0.80m
2:06PM1.07m
1:17AM0.89m
2:42PM1.08m
Low Tide
6:59PM0.39m
6:53AM0.03m
7:41PM0.37m
7:41AM-0.05m
8:16PM0.35m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:31
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
23
22
21
21
20
20
20
21
20
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
19
19
Feels °C
23
23
23
22
22
20
20
20
22
19
18
17
18
19
17
17
17
18
18
18
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