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Naufragados surfForecast / Santa Catarina – Florianópolis / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Sunday 14 Dec 2025 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Naufragados surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Naufragados sea temperature is
23.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Naufragados today?
The current surf forecast for Naufragados at 7AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Naufragados. (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 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 192 | 157 | 139 | 139 | 113 | 110 | 113 | 94 | 96 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 76 | 59 | 56 | 56 | 42 | 46 | 47 | 29 | 156 | 57 | 389 | 367 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:45AM 0.53 | 11:09PM 0.58 | 11:05AM 0.56 | 12:00AM 0.64 | 11:35AM 0.58 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:20AM 0.30 | 4:43PM 0.30 | 5:18AM 0.30 | 5:27PM 0.23 | 6:10AM 0.30 | 6:06PM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:06 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
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