SE Surf

Praia de São Simão

Rio Grande do Sul · Brazil

IntermediateBeach break-30.975, -50.678

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Praia de São Simão 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

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~16.6°C (61.9°F) on average

Jan

24.4°C

75.9°F · 21.8–26.8°C

Feb

24.9°C

76.8°F · 22.9–28.8°C

Mar

24.4°C

75.9°F · 22–27.5°C

Apr

22.7°C

72.9°F · 20.4–24.6°C

May

19.8°C

67.6°F · 17.3–22.5°C

Jun

17.2°C

63°F · 14–20.7°C

Jul

15.3°C

59.5°F · 11.7–18.5°C

Aug

15.5°C

59.9°F · 12.6–19.5°C

Sep

16.6°C

61.9°F · 14.2–19.9°C

Oct

18.5°C

65.3°F · 15.8–21.6°C

Nov

20.8°C

69.4°F · 18.6–22.8°C

Dec

22.6°C

72.7°F · 20.9–24.5°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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