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Praia do Rincao in Santa Caterina is an exposed beach/pier break that does not work very often. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the northwest with some shelter here from south winds. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the south. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water.

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Overall Praia do Rincao 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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Also see Praia do Rincao surf quality by season and Praia do Rincao surf quality by month.

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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 Rincao

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Praia do Rincao:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Morros dos Conventos	7 mi
Second closest break	Molhes de Mampituba	27 mi
Third closest break	Cantao da Praia Grande	29 mi
Fourth closest break	Ilha dos Lobos	30 mi
Fifth closest break	Prainha	32 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Praia do Rincao:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	168 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	2995 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	3004 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	3036 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	3270 mi
Tide stations nearest to Praia do Rincao:
Closest tide station	Laguna, Brazil	60 mi
Second closest tide station	Imbituba, Brazil	78 mi
Third closest tide station	Florianópolis, Brazil	117 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Itajaí, Brazil	160 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Paranaguá, Brazil	255 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Praia do Rincao:
Closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	1213 mi
Second closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	1231 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	1234 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	1247 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Valle Nevado (Chile)	1255 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Praia do Rincao:
Closest city location	Sombrio (Brazil)	7 mi
Second closest city location	Ararangua (Brazil)	11 mi
Third closest city location	Torres (Brazil)	22 mi
Fourth closest city location	Criciuma (Brazil)	24 mi
Fifth closest city location	Forquilhinha (Brazil)	24 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Praia do Rincao is Campo Dos Bugres (Caxias Do Sul) Airport (CXJ) in Brazil, which is 164 km (102 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Praia do Rincao is Hercilio Luz (Florianopolis) Airport (FLN), also in Brazil, 183 km (114 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Salgado Filho (Porto Alegre) Airport (POA), also in Brazil, 190 km (118 miles) away.