Praia Grande Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Brazil – Santa Catarina)
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Praia Grande Spot ID: Type: beach Reliability: fairly consistent Best: Swell E | Wind W Sea Temperature Today is: 21.4 °C |
Sunday, 26 May 2013, 06:02 Local time
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Praia Grande in Santa Caterina is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Ideal winds are from the west. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the optimum swell angle is from the east. The beach breaks favour lefts. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded.
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Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs |
Tide Times:For Sao Francisco do Sul, Brazil, 13 miles from Praia Grande.
Praia Grande Tide Times and Tide Chart Live Weather:At Curitiba/Afonso Airport, 108 km from Praia Grande.
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Overall Praia Grande Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May
This picture illustrates the combination of swells directed at Praia Grande over a norm... (show all text) 
The figure describes how often and how strongly the wind blows from different direction... (show all text) The two graphs above are also combined in the single Praia Grande surf consistency graph. Also see Praia Grande surf quality by season and Praia Grande surf quality by month. |
Praia Grande Location Maps
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Visitor Reviews of Praia Grande |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Praia Grande:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Prainha | 7 mi |
| Second closest break | Ponta da Tataruga | 7 mi |
| Third closest break | Praia de Ubatuba | 8 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Barra do Sul | 14 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Itapema | 16 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Praia Grande: |
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| Closest wave buoy | Brazil Buoy | 366 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | Middle Atlantic Buoy | 2801 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | West Atlantic Buoy | 2820 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | East of Martinique Buoy | 2860 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | Eastern Caribbean Buoy | 3111 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Praia Grande: |
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| Closest tide station | Sao Francisco do Sul | 8 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Itajai | 40 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Canal Galheta | 54 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Paranagua | 56 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Pôrto Belo, Brazil | 57 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Praia Grande: |
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| Closest ski area | Vallecitos (Argentina) | 1338 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Los Penitentes (Argentina) | 1354 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Los Puquios (Argentina) | 1357 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Portillo (Chile) | 1370 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Valle Nevado (Chile) | 1380 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Praia Grande: |
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| Closest city location | Sao Francisco do Sul (Brazil) | 7 mi |
| Second closest city location | Joinville (Brazil) | 23 mi |
| Third closest city location | Jaragua do Sul (Brazil) | 34 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Itajai (Brazil) | 36 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Navegantes (Brazil) | 40 mi |
- The closest passenger airport to Praia Grande is Joinville Airport (JOI) in Brazil, 27 km (17 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Praia Grande is Navegantes Itajai Airport (NVT), also in Brazil, 63 km (39 miles) away.
- Third is Afonso Pena (Curitiba) Airport (CWB) in Brazil, 108 km (67 miles) away.
- Bacacheri (Curitiba) Airport (BFH) in Brazil is 123 km (76 miles) away.
- Hercilio Luz (Florianopolis) Airport (FLN), also in Brazil is the fifth nearest airport to Praia Grande and is 151 km (94 miles) away.
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