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Naufragados surfForecast / Santa Catarina – Florianópolis / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Saturday 13 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
23.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Naufragados today?
The current surf forecast for Naufragados at 6PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm December 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Naufragados. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 275 | 235 | 235 | 196 | 192 | 157 | 139 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 90 | 94 | 96 | 98 | 100 | 77 | 85 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 42 | 46 | 32 | 91 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:16AM 0.51 | 9:00PM 0.53 | 10:45AM 0.53 | 11:09PM 0.58 | 11:05AM 0.56 | 12:00AM 0.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:53PM 0.38 | 4:20AM 0.30 | 4:43PM 0.30 | 5:18AM 0.30 | 5:27PM 0.23 | 6:10AM 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 7:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:06 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 19 |
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