Maresias
São Sebastião, São Paulo · Brazil
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Brazil's pro-crew beach break — punchy, shifty peaks beneath jungle-clad hills, a nightlife strip behind the dunes and sandbars that love the frequent southern swell.
Today's surf at Maresias
Updated 07:14 spot time
Maresias surf report for Sunday 27 Sept: waves 0.5 m–0.7 m waist to chest high, 0.4 m SSE swell at 6.75 s. Wind up to 11 km/h SW. Water 23°C. Best surf window around 12:00 — fun (3/5) with 11 km/h SW wind.
Snapshot from the Sunday 27 Sept build — the live hourly forecast below updates every hour.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Know before you go
Best swell
S–SE
Best wind
W–SW
Ideal size
3–8 ft
Break type
Beach break
Best season
Year-round; April–September biggest
Crowd
Crowded
Safety: A demanding wave: solid fitness, confident duck-dives and crowd awareness are the entry fee. 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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