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Ingleses surfForecast / Santa Catarina – Florianópolis / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Ingleses surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ingleses sea temperature is
24.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ingleses today?
The current surf forecast for Ingleses at 5AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am December 12). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ingleses. (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) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 158 | 170 | 154 | 120 | 98 | 96 | 73 | 73 | 70 | 65 | 64 | 41 | 40 | 46 | 106 | 143 | 170 | 149 | 176 | 158 | 173 | 178 | 163 | 155 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:28AM 0.56 | 11:27AM 0.56 | 7:12PM 0.61 | 9:59AM 0.58 | 9:29PM 0.61 | 10:36AM 0.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:24AM 0.30 | 9:23AM 0.55 | 3:11PM 0.50 | 3:30AM 0.32 | 4:06PM 0.42 | 4:32AM 0.34 | 4:53PM 0.34 | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:02 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
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