Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Canal today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Canal at 11AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 617 | 541 | 390 | 314 | 259 | 214 | 210 | 167 | 117 | 125 | 86 | 85 | 60 | 59 | 40 | 39 | 34 | 54 | 78 | 245 | 226 | 509 | 596 | 678 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:37AM0.78m | 6:46PM0.65m | 11:40AM0.87m | 10:51PM0.64m | 12:34PM0.96m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44AM0.30m | 3:10PM0.53m | 3:16AM0.28m | 4:49PM0.52m | 4:41AM0.21m | 5:56PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | | | | | | | | |  | | |  | |  |  |  | | | | | | |
 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | SSW 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 617 | 541 | 390 | 314 | 259 | 214 | 210 | 167 | 117 | 125 | 86 | 85 | 60 | 59 | 40 | 34 | 34 | 54 | 78 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 15 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 60 | 66 | 50 | 51 | 50 | 36 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 39 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | SSW 9 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 15 | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | NE 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 39 | 2 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 10 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 62 | 85 | 251 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 16 | 25 | 245 | 226 | 509 | 596 | 678 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 408 | 752 | 2321 | 304 | 265 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio de Janeiro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Canal surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest