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Armacao surfForecast / Santa Catarina – Florianópolis / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Thursday 11 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
23.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Armacao today?
The current surf forecast for Armacao at 11AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Armacao. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 24 | 30 | 27 | 122 | 162 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:25AM 0.51 | 11:35AM 0.56 | 5:19PM 0.62 | 7:53AM 0.50 | 11:38AM 0.54 | 6:41PM 0.57 | 11:02AM 0.53 | 9:07PM 0.56 | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:08AM 0.50 | 1:57PM 0.54 | 2:15AM 0.27 | 8:25AM 0.50 | 2:57PM 0.48 | 3:19AM 0.30 | 3:54PM 0.40 | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:04 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
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