SE Surf

Praia Pai João

Rio Grande do Sul · Brazil

IntermediateBeach break-31.098, -50.759

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Praia Pai João 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

24.5°C

76.1°F · 22–27°C

Feb

25°C

77°F · 23.4–29°C

Mar

24.4°C

75.9°F · 22.2–27.9°C

Apr

22.6°C

72.7°F · 20.1–24.5°C

May

19.6°C

67.3°F · 17.1–22.4°C

Jun

17°C

62.6°F · 13.8–20.4°C

Jul

15.2°C

59.4°F · 11.4–18.6°C

Aug

15.4°C

59.7°F · 12.5–19.3°C

Sep

16.6°C

61.9°F · 14.1–20.1°C

Oct

18.5°C

65.3°F · 15.8–20.9°C

Nov

20.9°C

69.6°F · 18.6–23°C

Dec

22.8°C

73°F · 20.6–24.7°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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