Praia de Palmas Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Santa Catarina – Norte, Brazil)

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Praia de Palmas Surf Guide

Palmas in Santa Caterina is an exposed beach break that only works when conditions are just right. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds blow from the southwest. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the optimum swell angle is from the east. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around high tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Watch out for dangerous rips.

Praia de Palmas Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach	3.0
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
inconsistent	27.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Praia de Palmas:

The best conditions reported for surf at Praia de Palmas occur when a East swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southwest.

Surf Forecasts:

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

marchBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Praia de Palmas with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of March. Clean surfable waves are typically found 25% of the time in March while 43% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 32% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

25%

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

blown out

43%

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

too small

32%

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

Explore Praia de Palmas Location Map

Interactive Praia de Palmas 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 Palmas is Hercilio Luz (Florianopolis) Airport (FLN) in Brazil, which is 39 km (24 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Palmas is Navegantes Itajai Airport (NVT), also in Brazil, 50 km (31 miles) away.

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Praia de Palmas Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 28 January 2022, 19:53 Local Time

m, °C	Fri		Sat
ft, °F	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM
Wave (m)	ENE	SSE	ENE	SE
Period (s)	8	12	8	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Praia de Palmas look like?

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Tides at Praia de Palmas

Current tide and informaton

For Praia de Palmas, 0 km from Praia de Palmas.

Next High Water: 02:19am | 0.93m

Next Low Water: 07:25pm | 0.2m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Praia de Palmas Sea Temperature

The Praia de Palmas water temperature is very warm (27.9 °C) and the effective air temperature much cooler (windchill forecast 19.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal but a shorty should suffice.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 27.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Praia de Palmas

Surf stats for Praia de Palmas, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Praia de Palmas

Wind stats for Praia de Palmas, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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Praia de Palmas Reviews:

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