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Itapema - Sul surfForecast / Santa Catarina – Norte / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Itapema - Sul surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Itapema - Sul sea temperature is
24.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Itapema - Sul today?
The current surf forecast for Itapema - Sul at 1PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Evening (11 Dec) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Itapema - Sul. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) (?) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | on | on | on | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:05AM 0.67 | 11:03AM 0.62 | 6:37PM 0.74 | 7:40AM 0.64 | 11:09AM 0.60 | 7:29PM 0.72 | 8:27AM 0.62 | 8:36PM 0.68 | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:46AM 0.61 | 2:11PM 0.54 | 2:45AM 0.30 | 10:09AM 0.59 | 3:38PM 0.49 | 4:14AM 0.30 | 4:40PM 0.40 | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:02 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
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