SE Surf

Balneário Atlântico

Rio Grande do Sul · Brazil

IntermediateBeach break-29.486, -49.837

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An open SE-facing sand beach on the Río de la Plata near Rio Grande do Sul, Balneário Atlântico works on E–S groundswell; W–N winds offshore, with conditions most reliable october–april.

10-day forecast

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Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~17.7°C (63.9°F) on average

Jan

24.4°C

75.9°F · 21.8–27.2°C

Feb

24.7°C

76.5°F · 21.3–28.3°C

Mar

24.7°C

76.5°F · 22.4–27.7°C

Apr

23.3°C

73.9°F · 21.4–25.2°C

May

20.8°C

69.4°F · 18.7–23.6°C

Jun

18.3°C

64.9°F · 15.5–22°C

Jul

16.5°C

61.7°F · 13.2–19.8°C

Aug

16.5°C

61.7°F · 14.2–19.3°C

Sep

17.7°C

63.9°F · 16–21°C

Oct

19.2°C

66.6°F · 15.1–21.8°C

Nov

20.7°C

69.3°F · 17.3–22.3°C

Dec

22.7°C

72.9°F · 20.4–24.4°C

25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.

Know before you go

Best swell

E–S

Best wind

W–N

Break type

Beach break

Best season

October–April

Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.

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