Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.76° N 70.52° W

El Canal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Canal sea temperature is
29.6°C
1.3° 

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 (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Canal at 10AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (05 Nov)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (05 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
1
NNE
11
1.1
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
10
1.3
NNE
11
1.3
NNE
11
1.3
NNE
10
1.3
NNE
10
1.3
NNE
10
1.3
NNE
10
1.2
NE
10
1.2
NE
10
1.2
NE
10
1.2
NE
10
1.2
NE
10
1.2
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
93
62
47
119
119
113
222
241
223
201
212
137
316
359
352
327
354
320
333
281
281
281
281
281
281
240
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
NW
5
NW
5
W
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
W
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:41AM0.65m
5:47PM0.57m
6:32AM0.69m
6:34PM0.53m
7:18AM0.72m
7:17PM0.50m
Low Tide
11:14PM0.13m
11:54AM0.18m
11:55PM0.11m
12:52PM0.18m
00:33AM0.10m
1:44PM0.17m
1:10AM0.08m
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thunderstorm
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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 mm
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3
4
10
2
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Temp °C
25
25
25
27
26
24
24
24
24
24
24
28
27
27
25
25
24
24
24
28
28
28
26
25
25
24
Feels °C
29
29
29
30
30
29
29
28
27
27
27
31
29
30
28
28
27
27
27
31
29
29
29
28
28
27
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