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Estaleirinho surfForecast / Santa Catarina – Norte / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Estaleirinho surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Estaleirinho sea temperature is
24.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Estaleirinho today?
The current surf forecast for Estaleirinho at 5PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Estaleirinho. (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) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 311 | 363 | 398 | 386 | 330 | 314 | 220 | 209 | 147 | 142 | 112 | 90 | 89 | 85 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 67 | 92 | 81 | 138 | 171 | 114 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:09PM 0.64 | 6:30PM 0.73 | 8:19AM 0.66 | 7:58PM 0.70 | 9:28AM 0.68 | 9:37PM 0.72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:14AM 0.59 | 2:55PM 0.63 | 2:48AM 0.35 | 3:47PM 0.55 | 3:56AM 0.37 | 4:32PM 0.47 | 4:53AM 0.37 | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:02 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 31 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 |
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