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Tereza surfForecast / Santa Catarina – Sul / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tereza surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tereza sea temperature is
25.0° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tereza today?
The current surf forecast for Tereza at 12AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm December 16). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | - | - |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tereza. (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) (?) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 393 | 290 | 306 | 330 | 334 | 315 | 274 | 208 | 182 | 135 | 114 | 114 | 99 | 99 | 111 | 128 | 164 | 164 | 173 | 203 | 227 | 284 | 304 | 300 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:41AM 0.56 | 11:29AM 0.45 | 1:11AM 0.60 | 12:02PM 0.47 | 1:41AM 0.62 | 12:34PM 0.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:05PM 0.14 | 7:08AM 0.27 | 6:46PM 0.10 | 7:53AM 0.28 | 7:24PM 0.06 | 8:32AM 0.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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