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Ponta da Tataruga in Santa Caterina is an exposed beach/point/pier break that has consistent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the west southwest. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south. The beach break offers mainly right hand waves Sometimes crowded. Watch out for dangerous rips.

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Overall Ponta da Tataruga 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 Ponta da Tataruga:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Prainha	1 mi
Second closest break	Praia de Ubatuba	2 mi
Third closest break	Praia Grande	7 mi
Fourth closest break	Itapema	11 mi
Fifth closest break	Barre do Sai	17 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Ponta da Tataruga:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	374 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	2794 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	2814 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	2853 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	3105 mi
Tide stations nearest to Ponta da Tataruga:
Closest tide station	Itajaí, Brazil	48 mi
Second closest tide station	Paranaguá, Brazil	48 mi
Third closest tide station	Cananéia, Brazil	90 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Florianópolis, Brazil	96 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Imbituba, Brazil	140 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Ponta da Tataruga:
Closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	1344 mi
Second closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	1360 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	1363 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	1377 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Valle Nevado (Chile)	1387 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Ponta da Tataruga:
Closest city location	Sao Francisco do Sul (Brazil)	9 mi
Second closest city location	Guaratuba (Brazil)	24 mi
Third closest city location	Joinville (Brazil)	27 mi
Fourth closest city location	Barra Velha (Brazil)	31 mi
Fifth closest city location	Guaramirim (Brazil)	36 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Ponta da Tataruga is Joinville Airport (JOI) in Brazil, 30 km (19 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Ponta da Tataruga is Navegantes Itajai Airport (NVT), also in Brazil, 75 km (47 miles) away.
• Third is Afonso Pena (Curitiba) Airport (CWB) in Brazil, 103 km (64 miles) away.
• Bacacheri (Curitiba) Airport (BFH) in Brazil is 117 km (73 miles) away.
• Hercilio Luz (Florianopolis) Airport (FLN), also in Brazil is the fifth nearest airport to Ponta da Tataruga and is 162 km (101 miles) away.