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Itaúna surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Monday 15 Dec 2025 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Itaúna surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Itaúna sea temperature is
26.7° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Itaúna today?
The current surf forecast for Itaúna at 4AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Itaúna. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 71 | 70 | 65 | 63 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 26 | 71 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 83 | 299 | 374 | 599 | 603 | 566 | 524 | 304 | 311 | 326 | 363 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:33AM 0.90 | 12:25PM 0.84 | 1:14AM 0.95 | 12:55PM 0.85 | 1:52AM 0.98 | 1:24PM 0.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:44PM 0.26 | 6:16AM 0.34 | 6:26PM 0.18 | 7:00AM 0.32 | 7:06PM 0.11 | 7:40AM 0.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
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