Quatro Ilhas Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Quatro Ilhas in Santa Caterina is a sheltered beach and point break that only works once in a while. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the west northwest. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the best swell direction is from the south. Waves at the beach are mainly rights Best around high tide. Sometimes crowded. Take care of the strong rips here.

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Overall Quatro Ilhas 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 Quatro Ilhas:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Mariscal	1 mi
Second closest break	Ponta do Silencio	9 mi
Third closest break	Praia do Plaza	9 mi
Fourth closest break	Palmas	11 mi
Fifth closest break	Ponta da Pinheira	14 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Quatro Ilhas:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	310 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	2860 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	2879 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	2917 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	3167 mi
Tide stations nearest to Quatro Ilhas:
Closest tide station	Itajaí, Brazil	21 mi
Second closest tide station	Florianópolis, Brazil	30 mi
Third closest tide station	Imbituba, Brazil	74 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Laguna, Brazil	93 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Paranaguá, Brazil	115 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Quatro Ilhas:
Closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	1316 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
Town and city forecasts close to Quatro Ilhas:
Closest city location	Porto Belo (Brazil)	3 mi
Second closest city location	Itapema (Brazil)	9 mi
Third closest city location	Tijucas (Brazil)	9 mi
Fourth closest city location	Balneario Camboriu (Brazil)	15 mi
Fifth closest city location	Navegantes (Brazil)	21 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Quatro Ilhas is Navegantes Itajai Airport (NVT) in Brazil, 36 km (22 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Quatro Ilhas is Hercilio Luz (Florianopolis) Airport (FLN), also in Brazil, 55 km (34 miles) away.
• Third is Joinville Airport (JOI) in Brazil, 110 km (68 miles) away.
• Afonso Pena (Curitiba) Airport (CWB) in Brazil is 195 km (121 miles) away.
• Bacacheri (Curitiba) Airport (BFH), also in Brazil is the fifth nearest airport to Quatro Ilhas and is 210 km (130 miles) away.