Praia Cardoso surf break

Praia Cardoso surfForecast / Santa Catarina – Sul / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 20 Mar 2026 -03
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Praia Cardoso surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Praia Cardoso sea temperature is
26.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Praia Cardoso today?

The current surf forecast for Praia Cardoso at 1PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (20 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (20 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s

Table - waves today at Praia Cardoso. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
ESE
0.9
SE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)999999999999999999101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)198194190190190138115148148148130127127103101969494105107107107107103
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
WSW
10
SE
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
10
S
10
S
0
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:22PM
0.70
2:42AM
0.54
2:56PM
0.68
2:55AM
0.50
3:34PM
0.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:22AM
0.19
9:58PM
0.09
9:53AM
0.18
10:46PM
0.21
10:24AM
0.18
11:43PM
0.33
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise-6:18-------6:18-------6:18------
Sunset----6:25-------6:24-------6:23---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------------1-
Temp. °C222325252524242423242626252424232325262626242424
Feels °C (?)252627252625242423252525242324232528292931282826
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