Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.76° N 70.52° W

El Canal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 13 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Canal sea temperature is
29.7°C
1.6° 

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 (13 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Canal at 9PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (13 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (13 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
10
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.4
NNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
33
23
23
20
31
34
35
35
24
32
43
43
45
45
35
38
52
48
45
33
30
30
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
SSE
10
NW
5
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
SW
5
SW
5
NNE
10
N
10
NW
5
WSW
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
NE
15
N
10
NNW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:27AM0.67m
11:26PM0.41m
12:10PM0.65m
00:16AM0.41m
12:53PM0.63m
1:10AM0.43m
Low Tide
6:14PM0.20m
5:08AM0.14m
7:00PM0.21m
5:56AM0.18m
7:46PM0.22m
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Temp °C
32
34
30
27
26
26
25
26
30
31
28
27
26
26
26
26
30
28
28
27
27
26
25
Feels °C
35
37
33
31
30
30
29
29
34
33
31
32
30
30
30
30
34
30
32
32
32
30
29
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