Praia Samambaias
São Paulo · Brazil
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Praia Samambaias is a NW-facing sand beach on the Río de la Plata coastline near São Paulo — it picks up W–N swell and turns cleanest in a E–S wind, with the most consistent surf 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: ~20.8°C (69.4°F) on average
Jan
26.7°C
80.1°F · 24.2–29.5°C
Feb
27.5°C
81.5°F · 24.4–30.4°C
Mar
26.9°C
80.4°F · 24.9–28.7°C
Apr
25.7°C
78.3°F · 23.8–27.9°C
May
23.4°C
74.1°F · 20.8–26.2°C
Jun
21.6°C
70.9°F · 18.8–23.9°C
Jul
20.1°C
68.2°F · 17.5–22.7°C
Aug
19.8°C
67.6°F · 17.6–21.9°C
Sep
20.8°C
69.4°F · 19.1–23.6°C
Oct
21.9°C
71.4°F · 19.5–24.2°C
Nov
23.5°C
74.3°F · 22–25.4°C
Dec
25.5°C
77.9°F · 23.7–27.8°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
W–N
Best wind
E–S
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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