El Canal Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.76° N 70.52° W

El Canal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Canal sea temperature is
29.3°C
0.5° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for El Canal at 8PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (01 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (01 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
4
1
E
4
0.9
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
327
318
311
225
185
185
184
150
116
111
133
157
130
129
41
34
26
76
25
40
34
Wind (km/h)
15
E
25
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
E
25
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
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
11:41AM0.69m
11:37PM0.52m
12:34PM0.70m
00:23AM0.49m
1:32PM0.70m
Low Tide
6:03PM0.18m
5:45AM0.07m
7:03PM0.20m
6:32AM0.06m
8:09PM0.22m
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:57
6:55
6:54
 mm
1
3
1
4
1
Temp °C
32
30
29
27
26
25
25
26
30
30
30
27
26
26
25
26
30
30
29
28
27
Feels °C
33
30
30
29
28
27
28
29
30
30
31
29
28
29
28
29
32
30
30
30
30
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