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Cigana surfForecast / Santa Catarina – Sul / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Cigana surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cigana sea temperature is
22.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Cigana today?
The current surf forecast for Cigana at 7PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cigana. (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) (?) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 352 | 377 | 652 | 868 | 765 | 520 | 439 | 454 | 425 | 395 | 417 | 375 | 320 | 274 | 230 | 189 | 143 | 88 | 66 | 66 | 100 | 67 | 61 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:12AM 0.47 | 12:45AM 0.58 | 11:42AM 0.48 | 1:19AM 0.61 | 12:13PM 0.50 | 1:50AM 0.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:08PM 0.14 | 7:03AM 0.28 | 6:46PM 0.10 | 7:45AM 0.28 | 7:22PM 0.06 | 8:21AM 0.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 7:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 |
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