Praia Molhes da Barra
Rio Grande do Sul · Brazil
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Praia Molhes da Barra 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
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~15.4°C (59.7°F) on average
Jan
23.9°C
75°F · 22.3–26.7°C
Feb
24.9°C
76.8°F · 23.2–27.4°C
Mar
24°C
75.2°F · 21.7–27.6°C
Apr
22°C
71.6°F · 19.3–24.1°C
May
18.8°C
65.8°F · 16.3–20.7°C
Jun
16°C
60.8°F · 13.5–19.1°C
Jul
14°C
57.2°F · 10.3–18°C
Aug
14.2°C
57.6°F · 10–20.5°C
Sep
15.4°C
59.7°F · 13.4–18.8°C
Oct
17.9°C
64.2°F · 15.6–20°C
Nov
20.4°C
68.7°F · 16.6–22.6°C
Dec
22.3°C
72.1°F · 20–24.3°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
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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