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Pauba surfForecast / São Paulo / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Monday 15 Dec 2025 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Pauba surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pauba sea temperature is
24.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Pauba today?
The current surf forecast for Pauba at 11PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm December 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | - | - |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Pauba. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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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 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 78 | 75 | 72 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 60 | 54 | 68 | 78 | 252 | 418 | 322 | 280 | 244 | 199 | 177 | 149 | 273 | 232 | 251 | 215 | 313 | 245 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | off | glass | on | glass | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:38AM 0.93 | 12:28PM 0.86 | 1:18AM 0.99 | 12:59PM 0.89 | 1:53AM 1.05 | 1:29PM 0.92 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:59PM 0.32 | 6:36AM 0.39 | 6:41PM 0.23 | 7:20AM 0.36 | 7:20PM 0.16 | 7:59AM 0.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:09 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 32 | 33 | 31 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 |
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