Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.76° N 70.52° W

El Canal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Canal sea temperature is
29.7°C
1.2° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Canal at 11PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)--
Afternoon (26 Oct)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (26 Oct)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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)
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
N
12
1.9
NNE
12
1.9
NNE
12
1.9
NNE
12
1.6
NNE
12
1.7
NNE
11
1.6
NNE
11
1.5
NNE
11
1.4
NNE
12
1.4
NNE
12
1.3
NNE
12
1.3
NNE
11
1.2
NNE
11
1.2
NNE
11
1.2
NNE
10
1.2
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
10
1
NNE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
976
1012
1064
985
636
716
603
531
488
505
478
446
363
343
331
331
281
281
231
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
0
N
0
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
10
N
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
S
0
S
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
ESE
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:35PM0.51m
9:22AM0.81m
9:22PM0.49m
10:13AM0.82m
10:12PM0.48m
Low Tide
3:05PM0.13m
2:29AM0.02m
3:58PM0.12m
3:15AM-0.00m
4:52PM0.13m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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clear
clear
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:41
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6:10
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6:09
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 mm
3
2
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1
2
2
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2
6
4
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
27
29
26
26
25
25
25
26
29
28
29
27
26
Feels °C
29
31
31
30
29
29
32
32
30
29
29
29
30
31
33
31
33
31
30
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