Praia de Caçamba
Santa Catarina · Brazil
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Praia de Caçamba 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.
Today's surf at Praia de Caçamba
Updated 00:15 spot time
Praia de Caçamba surf report for Thursday 1 Oct: waves 1.5 m–2.0 m overhead, 1.0 m S swell at 7.1 s. Wind up to 17 km/h SSW. Water 17°C. Best surf window around 09:00 — good (3.5/5) with 14 km/h SSW wind.
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10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~19.3°C (66.7°F) on average
Jan
24.4°C
75.9°F · 21.2–27°C
Feb
24.5°C
76.1°F · 21.5–28°C
Mar
24.7°C
76.5°F · 22.4–27.7°C
Apr
23.4°C
74.1°F · 20.9–25.4°C
May
21°C
69.8°F · 18.9–23.5°C
Jun
18.5°C
65.3°F · 16–22.2°C
Jul
16.8°C
62.2°F · 14–20.2°C
Aug
16.7°C
62.1°F · 14.4–19.2°C
Sep
18°C
64.4°F · 16.2–21.1°C
Oct
19.3°C
66.7°F · 15.7–21.7°C
Nov
20.7°C
69.3°F · 17.2–22.4°C
Dec
22.7°C
72.9°F · 20–24.8°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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