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Armacao surfForecast / Santa Catarina – Florianópolis / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Monday 15 Dec 2025 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Armacao surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Armacao sea temperature is
23.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Armacao today?
The current surf forecast for Armacao at 2AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm December 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Armacao. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 21 | 12 | 82 | 12 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 67 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:58PM 0.67 | 11:37AM 0.61 | 12:38AM 0.72 | 12:07PM 0.62 | 1:13AM 0.76 | 12:37PM 0.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:27PM 0.24 | 6:09AM 0.32 | 6:05PM 0.18 | 6:54AM 0.31 | 6:41PM 0.12 | 7:34AM 0.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 31 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
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