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Tramandai surfForecast / Rio Grande Do Sul / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tramandai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tramandai sea temperature is
23.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tramandai today?
The current surf forecast for Tramandai at 8AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tramandai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 4878 | 6654 | 4412 | 5567 | 2871 | 2574 | 2969 | 1605 | 1230 | 1003 | 807 | 720 | 578 | 510 | 427 | 371 | 363 | 290 | 246 | 241 | 203 | 198 | 151 | 269 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | off | cross- off | off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:11AM 0.29 | 10:49AM 0.42 | 3:46PM 0.46 | 10:29PM 0.19 | 4:56AM 0.29 | 11:27AM 0.38 | 4:39PM 0.40 | 11:12PM 0.23 | 5:49AM 0.28 | 11:58AM 0.34 | 5:45PM 0.34 | |||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:24AM 0.08 | 6:53AM 0.19 | 12:57PM 0.38 | 8:15PM 0.15 | 1:15AM 0.12 | 7:39AM 0.21 | 1:50PM 0.33 | 8:52PM 0.19 | 2:11AM 0.16 | 8:24AM 0.23 | 2:52PM 0.28 | |||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 |
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