Surf Forecasts:
El Canal (Rio de Bayamon) surf forecast from 3 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period, E swell with 110 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Canal (Rio de Bayamon) this week:
The most powerful waves expected at El Canal (Rio de Bayamon) in the next 16 days are 1.1m 7s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Canal (Rio de Bayamon) over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let me be real with you. I've looked over the charts for the next couple of weeks, and it’s a tough stretch ahead for El Canal (Rio de Bayamon). This spot is a river mouth that rarely breaks, so we need a really specific setup to get it going. Unfortunately, the forecasts are showing "poor surf conditions" across the entire 16-day window, so there’s nothing to get excited about. The waves are just too small and weak to push through the river channel, with the combined energy of all swells directed here mostly sitting in that weak range (25 to 295).
Looking at this morning, Thursday the 3rd, we’ve got a tiny 0.7 ft NNE windswell with an 11-second period, but it’s just not enough. A 9 mph east cross-off breeze keeps it clean, but there's no push. That theme holds through the weekend – clean surface but tiny, junky swell hovering around 2 ft to 3 ft and short periods under 8 seconds. It’s the same story Monday through Wednesday of next week; the swell stays small with no real energy to speak of.
We do see a bump in combined energy mid-week on the 10th, with the swell pushing 4 ft to 5 ft from the ENE and a moderate energy reading of 262, but the period is a weak 7 seconds. That’s short-period wind chop, not the kind of long-period groundswell that a river break like this needs to shape up. It’ll just be a messy, bumpy shorebreak.
By the weekend of the 13th and into the following week, the wind shifts a bit more cross-shore, but that just adds some chop to the surface without any meaningful wave height. We get a pulse of energy on the 17th with 4 ft from the NNE and a better 10-second period, and energy readings climb to 295, but again, it’s still marked as "poor surf conditions." The break is just too sheltered and inconsistent to do anything with these swells.
Honestly, this is a spot where a blank run like this is pretty normal. If you absolutely had to pick a window, the 17th has the most push, but even then, don't expect much. Keep an eye on it; forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a total flat spell for El Canal.
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NNE 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 11 |
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 kJ | 32 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 26 | 90 | 49 | 58 | 73 | 44 | 44 | 77 | 45 | 33 | 22 | 31 | 32 | 37 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:12AM0.36m | 1:42PM0.56m | 1:00AM0.34m | 2:46PM0.56m | 1:58AM0.32m | 3:52PM0.57m | 3:07AM0.32m | 4:57PM0.58m | 4:22AM0.34m | 5:56PM0.58m | 5:34AM0.38m | 6:50PM0.58m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:25AM0.05m | 8:27PM0.22m | 7:19AM0.04m | 9:39PM0.22m | 8:22AM0.04m | 10:46PM0.22m | 9:30AM0.04m | 11:44PM0.21m | 10:40AM0.05m | 00:32AM0.20m | 11:47AM0.05m | 1:15AM0.18m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | 6:37 | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | 6:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 7 | NNE 10 | ENE 7 | E 9 | NNE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 32 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 6 | 8 | 49 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 44 | 1 | 45 | 33 | 22 | 31 | 18 | 37 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | — | NE 9 | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | NE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 11 | NNE 8 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 32 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | — | — | NNE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | NNE 8 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | ENE 4 | — | E 8 | E 4 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 20 | — | 26 | 90 | — | 58 | 73 | — | — | 77 | — | — | 4 | — | 29 | 16 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 103 | 187 | 95 | 187 | 187 | 8 | 98 | 187 | 8 | 95 | 8 | 8 | 104 | 187 | 8 | 98 | 187 | 8 |
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