Praia de Ubatuba
Santa Catarina · Brazil
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Praia de Ubatuba is a NE-facing sand beach on the Brazil shoreline, opening onto the Río de la Plata — it catches NW–E swell, and offshore S–SW winds tidy the banks through october–april.
Today's surf at Praia de Ubatuba
Updated 21:54 spot time
Praia de Ubatuba surf report for Wednesday 30 Sept: waves 0.5 m–0.7 m waist to chest high, 0.5 m E swell at 6.15 s. Wind up to 14 km/h SSE. Water 21°C. Best surf window around 13:00 — fun (3/5) with 10 km/h E 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: ~21.4°C (70.5°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
NW–E
Best wind
S–SW
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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