Praia do Calçadão
Rio Grande do Sul · Brazil
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Praia do Calçadão 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
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~17.1°C (62.8°F) on average
Jan
25.6°C
78.1°F · 23.9–27.7°C
Feb
26.2°C
79.2°F · 24.7–30.7°C
Mar
24.9°C
76.8°F · 22.3–28.9°C
Apr
22.4°C
72.3°F · 19.1–25.3°C
May
19°C
66.2°F · 16.1–22°C
Jun
16.3°C
61.3°F · 13.2–19.4°C
Jul
14.9°C
58.8°F · 11–18.6°C
Aug
15.4°C
59.7°F · 13–19.8°C
Sep
17.1°C
62.8°F · 14–20.9°C
Oct
19.4°C
66.9°F · 16.2–21.6°C
Nov
22.1°C
71.8°F · 19.6–24.6°C
Dec
24.1°C
75.4°F · 22.1–26.1°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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