Barra do Sul Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Barra do Sul in Santa Caterina is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds blow from the west. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the east. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Good surf at all stages of the tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water.

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Overall Barra do Sul Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Barra do Sul:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Barra Velha	12 mi
Second closest break	Praia Grande	14 mi
Third closest break	Itajuba Reef	19 mi
Fourth closest break	Prainha	21 mi
Fifth closest break	Praia do Quilombo	21 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Barra do Sul:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	352 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	2814 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	2832 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	2871 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	3121 mi
Tide stations nearest to Barra do Sul:
Closest tide station	Itajaí, Brazil	27 mi
Second closest tide station	Paranaguá, Brazil	69 mi
Third closest tide station	Florianópolis, Brazil	76 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Cananéia, Brazil	112 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Imbituba, Brazil	119 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Barra do Sul:
Closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	1328 mi
Second closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	1344 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	1347 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	1360 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Valle Nevado (Chile)	1370 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Barra do Sul:
Closest city location	Barra Velha (Brazil)	9 mi
Second closest city location	Sao Francisco do Sul (Brazil)	18 mi
Third closest city location	Penha (Brazil)	19 mi
Fourth closest city location	Joinville (Brazil)	22 mi
Fifth closest city location	Itajai (Brazil)	22 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Barra do Sul is Joinville Airport (JOI) in Brazil, 35 km (22 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Barra do Sul is Navegantes Itajai Airport (NVT), also in Brazil, 42 km (26 miles) away.
• Third is Afonso Pena (Curitiba) Airport (CWB) in Brazil, 121 km (75 miles) away.
• Hercilio Luz (Florianopolis) Airport (FLN) in Brazil is 130 km (81 miles) away.
• Bacacheri (Curitiba) Airport (BFH), also in Brazil is the fifth nearest airport to Barra do Sul and is 136 km (84 miles) away.