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Brava rights., Praia Brava

12:22 pm 13 May 2007

Local surffer

9:20 am 28 Jan 2010

Praia do Pinho ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Crowds: 3.0

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Praia do Pinho Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Brazil – Santa Catarina)

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Name: Praia do Pinho
Type: beach
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: ENE Offshore Wind: WSW

Praia do Pinho in Santa Caterina is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds blow from the west southwest. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the east northeast. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Beware of nudists.

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Overall Praia do Pinho 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 Praia do Pinho:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Balneario de Camboriu 3 mi
Second closest break Praia Brava 5 mi
Third closest break Praia do Plaza 6 mi
Fourth closest break Atalaia 7 mi
Fifth closest break Ponta do Silencio 7 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Praia do Pinho:

Closest wave buoy Brazil Buoy 321 mi
Second closest wave buoy Middle Atlantic Buoy 2848 mi
Third closest wave buoy West Atlantic Buoy 2866 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy East of Martinique Buoy 2904 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Eastern Caribbean Buoy 3154 mi

Tide stations nearest to Praia do Pinho:

Closest tide station Itajaí, Brazil 7 mi
Second closest tide station Florianópolis, Brazil 42 mi
Third closest tide station Imbituba, Brazil 86 mi
Fourth closest tide station Paranaguá, Brazil 103 mi
Fifth closest tide station Laguna, Brazil 105 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Praia do Pinho:

Closest ski area Vallecitos (Argentina) 1317 mi
Second closest ski area Los Penitentes (Argentina) 1334 mi
Third closest ski area Los Puquios (Argentina) 1336 mi
Fourth closest ski area Portillo (Chile) 1350 mi
Fifth closest ski area Valle Nevado (Chile) 1359 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Praia do Pinho:

Closest city location Balneario Camboriu (Brazil) 3 mi
Second closest city location Itapema (Brazil) 7 mi
Third closest city location Navegantes (Brazil) 8 mi
Fourth closest city location Itajai (Brazil) 12 mi
Fifth closest city location Porto Belo (Brazil) 12 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Praia do Pinho is Navegantes Itajai Airport (NVT) in Brazil, 14 km (9 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Praia do Pinho is Hercilio Luz (Florianopolis) Airport (FLN), also in Brazil, 76 km (47 miles) away.
  • Third is Joinville Airport (JOI) in Brazil, 88 km (55 miles) away.
  • Afonso Pena (Curitiba) Airport (CWB) in Brazil is 173 km (107 miles) away.
  • Bacacheri (Curitiba) Airport (BFH), also in Brazil is the fifth nearest airport to Praia do Pinho and is 188 km (117 miles) away.
Praia do Pinho break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Praia do Pinho, Brazil - Santa Catarina. Use the tab navigation above to view Praia do Pinho sea temperature, Praia do Pinho photographs, Praia do Pinho detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Praia do Pinho webcams, current wind from Brazil - Santa Catarina live weather stations and Praia do Pinho tide predictions. The Brazil swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Brazil and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Brazil wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Praia do Pinho.