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Armacao surfForecast / Santa Catarina – Florianópolis / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Sunday 14 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
23.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Armacao. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 39 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:40AM 0.56 | 11:06PM 0.61 | 11:06AM 0.58 | 11:58PM 0.67 | 11:37AM 0.61 | 12:38AM 0.72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:21AM 0.32 | 4:44PM 0.32 | 5:18AM 0.32 | 5:27PM 0.24 | 6:09AM 0.32 | 6:05PM 0.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:06 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
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