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Rosa surfForecast / Santa Catarina – Sul / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Saturday 13 Dec 2025 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Rosa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rosa sea temperature is
22.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rosa today?
The current surf forecast for Rosa at 12AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 235 | 231 | 192 | 168 | 90 | 92 | 139 | 113 | 115 | 117 | 96 | 118 | 117 | 124 | 96 | 111 | 82 | 64 | 61 | 69 | 57 | 48 | 268 | 317 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:38PM 0.46 | 11:37PM 0.42 | 8:55AM 0.43 | 12:01PM 0.43 | 11:46PM 0.48 | 10:07AM 0.45 | 12:05AM 0.53 | 10:54AM 0.47 | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:47PM 0.33 | 10:43PM 0.42 | 4:14AM 0.25 | 10:22AM 0.42 | 4:38PM 0.26 | 5:13AM 0.27 | 5:25PM 0.19 | 6:10AM 0.28 | ||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
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