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Praia do Plaza in Santa Caterina is an exposed beach break that has reliable surf. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds blow from the west southwest. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the north northeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. It's sometimes crowded here.

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Overall Praia do Plaza 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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Use this relief map to navigate to Brazil - Santa Catarina surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Praia do Plaza

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Praia do Plaza:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Ponta do Silencio	1 mi
Second closest break	Praia do Pinho	6 mi
Third closest break	Balneario de Camboriu	7 mi
Fourth closest break	Quatro Ilhas	9 mi
Fifth closest break	Praia Brava	10 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Praia do Plaza:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	315 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	2853 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	2871 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	2909 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	3158 mi
Tide stations nearest to Praia do Plaza:
Closest tide station	Itajaí, Brazil	12 mi
Second closest tide station	Florianópolis, Brazil	37 mi
Third closest tide station	Imbituba, Brazil	81 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Laguna, Brazil	99 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Paranaguá, Brazil	108 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Praia do Plaza:
Closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	1314 mi
Second closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	1331 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	1334 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	1347 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Valle Nevado (Chile)	1357 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Praia do Plaza:
Closest city location	Itapema (Brazil)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Balneario Camboriu (Brazil)	6 mi
Third closest city location	Porto Belo (Brazil)	7 mi
Fourth closest city location	Tijucas (Brazil)	12 mi
Fifth closest city location	Navegantes (Brazil)	12 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Praia do Plaza is Navegantes Itajai Airport (NVT) in Brazil, 22 km (14 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Praia do Plaza is Hercilio Luz (Florianopolis) Airport (FLN), also in Brazil, 67 km (42 miles) away.
• Third is Joinville Airport (JOI) in Brazil, 96 km (60 miles) away.
• Afonso Pena (Curitiba) Airport (CWB) in Brazil is 181 km (112 miles) away.
• Bacacheri (Curitiba) Airport (BFH), also in Brazil is the fifth nearest airport to Praia do Plaza and is 196 km (122 miles) away.