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Molhe de Picarras Surf Guide

Molhe de Picarras in Santa Catarina - Norte is a sheltered breakwater break that has inconsistent surf. Ideal winds are from the southwest with some shelter here from southeast winds. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the east northeast. The breakwater breaks favour lefts. Often Crowded. Watch out for dangerous rips.

Molhe de Picarras Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Breakwater	2	inconsistent	18.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Molhe de Picarras:

The best conditions reported for surf at Molhe de Picarras occur when a East-northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southwest.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Molhe de Picarras (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Molhe de Picarras with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 0% of the time in January while 3% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 97% 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

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

too small

97%

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

Explore Molhe de Picarras Location Map

Interactive Molhe de Picarras 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.

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Molhe de Picarras Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Saturday, 20 June 2026, 06:31 Local Time

m, °C	Saturday 20
ft, °F	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM
Wave (m)	E	E	E	E
Period (s)	7	7	6	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Molhe de Picarras

Current tide and informaton

For Penha, 2 km from Molhe de Picarras.

Next High Water: 06:47pm | 0.77m

Next Low Water: 11:10am | 0.3m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Molhe de Picarras Sea Temperature

The Molhe de Picarras water temperature is reasonably warm (18.5 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 16.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 18.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite