Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.76° N 70.52° W

El Canal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Canal sea temperature is
29.7°C
0.9° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for El Canal at 7AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
11
0.8
N
13
0.9
N
12
0.9
N
11
1
N
12
1
N
11
1
N
11
1.1
N
11
1.1
N
11
1.1
N
11
1.1
N
12
1
N
12
1
N
11
0.9
N
11
0.9
N
11
0.8
N
11
0.8
N
11
0.7
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
209
228
205
259
257
253
311
305
305
322
271
257
195
191
149
143
102
98
98
71
69
68
66
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
15
E
25
ENE
25
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
E
30
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
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
8:57AM0.71m
9:07PM0.57m
9:43AM0.74m
9:48PM0.54m
10:30AM0.76m
10:31PM0.51m
Low Tide
2:31AM0.11m
3:17PM0.13m
3:07AM0.07m
4:08PM0.13m
3:46AM0.05m
5:00PM0.14m
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clear
clear
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clear
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clear
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
26
25
26
30
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30
27
27
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25
26
30
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30
27
27
26
25
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30
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29
28
26
Feels °C
29
28
29
32
32
34
31
31
30
28
30
32
31
32
30
30
30
28
29
31
30
30
30
29
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