El Canal Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.76° N 70.52° W

El Canal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Canal sea temperature is
29.1°C
0.3° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for El Canal at 3AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (14 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (14 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon).

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
4
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
1
E
9
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
5
1
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
135
50
51
117
116
116
146
181
46
43
42
42
41
40
155
50
68
51
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
E
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
E
30
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
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
10:23PM0.57m
10:59AM0.70m
11:02PM0.52m
11:45AM0.68m
Low Tide
4:32PM0.13m
4:23AM0.08m
5:23PM0.16m
5:01AM0.09m
6:14PM0.19m
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
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clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:45
6:45
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
28
27
26
25
25
27
29
30
29
27
26
25
25
26
30
29
29
27
26
Feels °C
29
29
29
28
28
31
30
30
30
29
29
28
28
29
31
28
30
29
29
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