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Carambore surfForecast / São Paulo / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Carambore surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Carambore sea temperature is
25.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Carambore today?
The current surf forecast for Carambore at 9AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Carambore. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 648 | 618 | 598 | 503 | 486 | 383 | 297 | 291 | 229 | 177 | 173 | 139 | 139 | 136 | 104 | 104 | 106 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 54 | 51 | 50 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- off | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | off | off | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:13AM 0.88 | 8:08PM 0.95 | 9:28AM 0.88 | 9:46PM 0.94 | 10:42AM 0.92 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:49AM 0.49 | 3:37PM 0.70 | 4:09AM 0.51 | 4:40PM 0.60 | 5:09AM 0.49 | 5:27PM 0.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:51 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 4 | - | 1 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 28 |
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