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Camboinhas surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Camboinhas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Camboinhas sea temperature is
25.9° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Camboinhas today?
The current surf forecast for Camboinhas at 7PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Camboinhas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 21 | 21 | 65 | 341 | 1336 | 1793 | 1723 | 1697 | 1474 | 1234 | 1064 | 833 | 669 | 545 | 460 | 370 | 346 | 290 | 284 | 234 | 237 | 247 | 206 | 206 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:34PM 0.89 | 9:40AM 0.86 | 9:11PM 0.90 | 10:21AM 0.89 | 10:27PM 0.94 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:30PM 0.32 | 2:05AM 0.08 | 2:30PM 0.24 | 3:01AM 0.08 | 3:25PM 0.15 | 3:53AM 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 |
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