Praia da Saudade
Santa Catarina · Brazil
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An open E-facing sand beach on the Río de la Plata near Santa Catarina, Praia da Saudade works on NE–SE groundswell; SW–NW 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: ~19.9°C (67.8°F) on average
Jan
26.6°C
79.9°F · 25–29.2°C
Feb
27.1°C
80.8°F · 25.2–29.6°C
Mar
26.5°C
79.7°F · 24.1–28.9°C
Apr
25°C
77°F · 22.6–27°C
May
22.6°C
72.7°F · 20.9–26.1°C
Jun
20.8°C
69.4°F · 18–23.7°C
Jul
19°C
66.2°F · 16–22.6°C
Aug
18.9°C
66°F · 16.4–21.2°C
Sep
19.9°C
67.8°F · 18.1–22.8°C
Oct
21.4°C
70.5°F · 18.7–24.6°C
Nov
23.2°C
73.8°F · 20.7–24.7°C
Dec
25.3°C
77.5°F · 23.3–27.3°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
NE–SE
Best wind
SW–NW
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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