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Saquarema surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Saturday 13 Dec 2025 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saquarema surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Saquarema sea temperature is
26.3° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Saquarema today?
The current surf forecast for Saquarema at 11AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Saquarema. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 0 AM | 3 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 505 | 469 | 388 | 363 | 300 | 245 | 240 | 200 | 158 | 158 | 156 | 123 | 123 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 88 | 92 | 75 | 71 | 74 | 113 | 130 | 91 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:34AM 0.76 | 10:36PM 0.79 | 11:15AM 0.79 | 11:43PM 0.85 | 11:52AM 0.82 | 12:33AM 0.90 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:27AM 0.34 | 3:57PM 0.42 | 4:30AM 0.35 | 4:55PM 0.34 | 5:26AM 0.35 | 5:44PM 0.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 7 | 32 | 9 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
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