El Canal Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.76° N 70.52° W

El Canal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Canal sea temperature is
28.3° C
0.1° 

El 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 El Canal today (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for El Canal at 2PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (24 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
5
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
7
1.5
E
5
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
6
1.2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
155
134
112
112
181
113
154
135
124
131
160
183
124
139
200
169
160
164
142
191
275
0
164
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SE
20
E
30
ENE
25
E
25
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
25
E
35
ENE
30
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
E
35
ENE
30
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:07AM0.40m
5:36PM0.63m
5:01AM0.39m
6:25PM0.64m
5:54AM0.39m
7:10PM0.66m
Low Tide
10:19AM0.11m
00:13AM0.25m
11:07AM0.10m
1:02AM0.24m
11:54AM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:21
7:21
 mm
Temp °C
24
25
30
29
28
27
25
24
24
26
30
30
29
27
26
25
25
27
30
30
29
27
26
Feels °C
27
28
30
29
28
28
27
26
27
29
30
29
29
28
28
28
28
30
30
29
29
28
29
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