Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.76° N 70.52° W

El Canal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Canal sea temperature is
29.7°C
1.0° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Canal at 11PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)--
Afternoon (14 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (14 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.4
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
46
28
31
44
43
31
25
36
25
26
31
30
23
22
23
74
74
46
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
E
25
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
E
25
ENE
25
E
15
ESE
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:08PM0.43m
11:57AM0.66m
11:51PM0.41m
12:44PM0.63m
Low Tide
5:50PM0.18m
4:57AM0.10m
6:40PM0.20m
5:41AM0.13m
7:33PM0.22m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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1
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Temp °C
29
27
27
26
26
26
30
29
29
27
27
26
25
27
30
30
29
27
26
Feels °C
31
30
31
30
30
29
32
30
30
30
30
29
28
31
32
31
30
29
29
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