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Jaconé surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Monday 15 Dec 2025 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Jaconé surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Jaconé sea temperature is
26.5° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Jaconé today?
The current surf forecast for Jaconé at 7AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Jaconé. (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 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 94 | 92 | 88 | 87 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 81 | 96 | 186 | 68 | 71 | 344 | 96 | 55 | 160 | 61 | 38 | 38 | 200 | 623 | 623 | 766 | 500 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:54AM 0.82 | 12:35AM 0.91 | 12:26PM 0.84 | 1:16AM 0.95 | 12:56PM 0.86 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:20AM 0.33 | 5:38PM 0.24 | 6:09AM 0.32 | 6:21PM 0.16 | 6:53AM 0.30 | 7:02PM 0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
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