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Embare surfForecast / São Paulo / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Friday 12 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
25.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Embare today?
The current surf forecast for Embare at 8AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Embare. (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 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 633 | 613 | 603 | 584 | 488 | 397 | 300 | 240 | 231 | 177 | 167 | 130 | 133 | 139 | 106 | 104 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 56 | 55 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | cross | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | off | cross | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | off | off | glass | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:11AM 0.83 | 7:05PM 0.96 | 9:37AM 0.80 | 8:18PM 0.91 | 11:37AM 0.84 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:50AM 0.42 | 2:08PM 0.67 | 1:32AM 0.54 | 3:40PM 0.66 | 5:13AM 0.60 | 5:05PM 0.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 29 |
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