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Prainha in Santa Caterina is an exposed beach break that has very reliable surf. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. Ideal winds are from the west southwest with some shelter here from south winds. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south. Waves at the beach tend to peel to the left. Sometimes crowded. Dangerous rips are a hazard of surfing here.

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Overall Prainha 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 Prainha:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Ponta da Tataruga	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 Prainha:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	373 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	2795 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	2815 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	2854 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	3106 mi
Tide stations nearest to Prainha:
Closest tide station	Itajaí, Brazil	47 mi
Second closest tide station	Paranaguá, Brazil	50 mi
Third closest tide station	Cananéia, Brazil	91 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Florianópolis, Brazil	94 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Imbituba, Brazil	139 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Prainha:
Closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	1343 mi
Second closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	1359 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	1362 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	1375 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Valle Nevado (Chile)	1386 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Prainha:
Closest city location	Sao Francisco do Sul (Brazil)	9 mi
Second closest city location	Guaratuba (Brazil)	25 mi
Third closest city location	Joinville (Brazil)	27 mi
Fourth closest city location	Barra Velha (Brazil)	30 mi
Fifth closest city location	Guaramirim (Brazil)	35 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Prainha is Joinville Airport (JOI) in Brazil, 30 km (19 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Prainha is Navegantes Itajai Airport (NVT), also in Brazil, 74 km (46 miles) away.
• Third is Afonso Pena (Curitiba) Airport (CWB) in Brazil, 103 km (64 miles) away.
• Bacacheri (Curitiba) Airport (BFH) in Brazil is 118 km (73 miles) away.
• Hercilio Luz (Florianopolis) Airport (FLN), also in Brazil is the fifth nearest airport to Prainha and is 160 km (99 miles) away.