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Embare surfForecast / São Paulo / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Embare surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Embare sea temperature is
25.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Embare today?
The current surf forecast for Embare at 12PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Embare. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 12 | 11 | 14 | 166 | 444 | 529 | 633 | 623 | 513 | 505 | 488 | 389 | 300 | 289 | 235 | 184 | 177 | 135 | 133 | 100 | 98 | 78 | 78 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | glass | off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:24AM 0.90 | 6:14PM 1.03 | 8:11AM 0.83 | 7:05PM 0.96 | 9:37AM 0.80 | 8:18PM 0.91 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:10PM 0.64 | 12:50AM 0.42 | 2:08PM 0.67 | 1:32AM 0.54 | 3:40PM 0.66 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
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