Praia Canto da Baleia
Santa Catarina · Brazil
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An open SE-facing sand beach on the Río de la Plata near Santa Catarina, Praia Canto da Baleia works on E–S groundswell; W–N winds offshore, with conditions most reliable october–april.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~18.6°C (65.5°F) on average
Jan
25.1°C
77.2°F · 23.2–27.2°C
Feb
25.1°C
77.2°F · 22.2–27°C
Mar
25°C
77°F · 22.8–27.1°C
Apr
23.7°C
74.7°F · 21.8–25.7°C
May
21.4°C
70.5°F · 19.4–23.6°C
Jun
19.2°C
66.6°F · 16.6–22.3°C
Jul
17.5°C
63.5°F · 14.1–20.6°C
Aug
17.3°C
63.1°F · 15–19.7°C
Sep
18.6°C
65.5°F · 17–20.6°C
Oct
20°C
68°F · 16.4–22.2°C
Nov
21.8°C
71.2°F · 19.8–22.8°C
Dec
23.6°C
74.5°F · 21.8–26.2°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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