Cardoso surfForecast / Santa Catarina – Sul / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 -03
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Cardoso surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cardoso sea temperature is
18.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cardoso today?

The current surf forecast for Cardoso at 4AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (18 Sep)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (18 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

Table - waves today at Cardoso. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
0
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
2.1
ENE
1.9
E
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)1010101010101010101099999888888889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)605630630817725817833742821614568476412493502370286244202197202256300397
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crossglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:58PM
0.67
11:34PM
0.51
2:04PM
0.63
12:02AM
0.59
1:45PM
0.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:06AM
0.04
6:59PM
0.34
6:47AM
-0.00
7:20PM
0.30
7:23AM
-0.01
7:43PM
0.26
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise---6:09-------6:09-------6:07----
Sunset------6:08-------6:08-------6:09-
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------12
Temp. °C191818192020191919191919212120202020202122202019
Feels °C (?)181717181717161717181817181818192021212122212220
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Santa Catarina - Sul

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Cardoso (calm at Urussanga wx 49 km from Cardoso). 1.8m 10s swell from the E with a 1.0m 12s groundswell from the SE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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0.0
18.4
Air / Water (°C)
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