Praia Grande
Santa Catarina · Brazil
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Praia Grande is a E-facing sand beach on the Brazil shoreline, opening onto the Río de la Plata — it catches NE–S swell, and offshore W–NW 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: ~19.7°C (67.5°F) on average
Jan
26.5°C
79.7°F · 25–28.8°C
Feb
26.9°C
80.4°F · 25.1–29.6°C
Mar
26.3°C
79.3°F · 23.6–28.6°C
Apr
24.8°C
76.6°F · 22.8–27°C
May
22.4°C
72.3°F · 20.8–25.9°C
Jun
20.5°C
68.9°F · 17.5–23.5°C
Jul
18.8°C
65.8°F · 15.4–22.4°C
Aug
18.8°C
65.8°F · 16.3–21.1°C
Sep
19.7°C
67.5°F · 18.1–22.5°C
Oct
21.2°C
70.2°F · 18.8–24.2°C
Nov
23.1°C
73.6°F · 20.5–24.7°C
Dec
25.2°C
77.4°F · 23.1–27.3°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–S
Best wind
W–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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