Barra del Chuy
Rio Grande do Sul · Brazil
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Barra del Chuy is a SE-facing sand beach on the Brazil shoreline, opening onto the Río de la Plata — it catches E–S swell, and offshore W–N winds tidy the banks through october–april.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~15.8°C (60.4°F) on average
Jan
22.8°C
73°F · 21.5–26.2°C
Feb
23.4°C
74.1°F · 20.9–25.1°C
Mar
22.8°C
73°F · 20.6–26.2°C
Apr
21°C
69.8°F · 18.2–23.4°C
May
17.9°C
64.2°F · 15.8–20.4°C
Jun
15°C
59°F · 12.4–18°C
Jul
12.7°C
54.9°F · 8.5–15°C
Aug
12.5°C
54.5°F · 10.4–15.2°C
Sep
13.4°C
56.1°F · 11.4–16.3°C
Oct
15.8°C
60.4°F · 13.7–18.8°C
Nov
18.5°C
65.3°F · 14.7–21.6°C
Dec
20.7°C
69.3°F · 18.3–22.6°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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