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Praia Talhamar

Rio Grande do Sul · Brazil

IntermediateBeach break-31.279, -50.939

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A october–april beach on the Río de la Plata near Rio Grande do Sul, Praia Talhamar is exposed to NW swell — W–N on the forecast is when it lights up, ideally with a E–S wind.

10-day forecast

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Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~16.3°C (61.3°F) on average

Jan

24.1°C

75.4°F · 21.7–26.5°C

Feb

24.8°C

76.6°F · 23.2–28.7°C

Mar

24.2°C

75.6°F · 22.2–27.7°C

Apr

22.5°C

72.5°F · 20.2–24.4°C

May

19.8°C

67.6°F · 17.6–22.4°C

Jun

17.1°C

62.8°F · 14–20.7°C

Jul

15.2°C

59.4°F · 11.1–18.6°C

Aug

15.2°C

59.4°F · 12–19.2°C

Sep

16.3°C

61.3°F · 13.9–19.8°C

Oct

18.2°C

64.8°F · 15.2–20.4°C

Nov

20.4°C

68.7°F · 18–22.7°C

Dec

22.4°C

72.3°F · 20.2–24.2°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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