Itapema – Meia Praia Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Santa Catarina – Norte, Brazil)

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Itapema - Meia Praia Surf Guide

Itapema - Meia Praia in Santa Catarina - Norte is a fairly exposed sandbar break that has reasonably consistent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the southwest. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the northeast. The sandbar break provides left and right handers. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. Even when the surf is up, crowds are unknown. Beware of - Urchins.

Itapema - Meia Praia Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	2	fairly consistent	23.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Itapema - Meia Praia:

The best conditions reported for surf at Itapema - Meia Praia occur when a Northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Itapema - Meia Praia (for consistent clean waves)?

septemberBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Itapema - Meia Praia with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of September. Clean surfable waves are typically found 4% of the time in September while 10% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 86% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

10%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

86%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

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Interactive Itapema - Meia Praia surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Itapema - Meia Praia is Navegantes Itajai Airport (NVT) in Brazil, 28 km (17 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Itapema - Meia Praia is Hercilio Luz (Florianopolis) Airport (FLN), also in Brazil, 61 km (38 miles) away.

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Itapema - Meia Praia Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 05:44 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM
Wave (m)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Period (s)	6	6	6	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on

What does Itapema - Meia Praia look like?

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Tides at Itapema - Meia Praia

Current tide and informaton

For Porto Belo, Brazil, 6 km from Itapema - Meia Praia.

Next High Water: 05:11pm | 0.77m

Next Low Water: 10:05am | 0.26m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Itapema - Meia Praia Sea Temperature

Sunny with very warm air temperatures, feeling like 26.0 °C once we account for any wind. Sea temperatures (23.0 °C) warm too. Staying warm in the water won't be a problem in board-shorts, but wear at least a rash-vest to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 23.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite