Cañaveral Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.30° N 73.89° W

Cañaveral 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cañaveral sea temperature is
28.0° C
0.2° 

Cañaveral surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cañaveral today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cañaveral at 5PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
!
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
!
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
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)
1.8
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
2
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
3
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
3
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
2
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
2
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
406
373
444
854
1118
636
418
475
475
413
380
643
1141
689
611
532
493
435
424
432
634
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
20
ENE
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:27AM0.08m
6:30PM0.30m
8:02AM0.07m
7:09PM0.31m
8:23AM0.06m
7:44PM0.32m
Low Tide
10:03AM0.07m
2:59AM0.03m
10:38AM0.06m
3:35AM0.03m
11:13AM0.05m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:10
6:10
 mm
1
1
1
3
3
Temp °C
29
31
29
27
28
27
26
27
29
30
28
28
27
26
26
26
27
28
29
27
27
Feels °C
33
35
33
30
32
30
29
30
33
34
33
32
31
29
29
31
31
32
33
32
31
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