Praia Brava surf break

Praia Brava surfForecast / Santa Catarina – Florianópolis / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Monday 15 Sep 2025 -03
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Praia Brava surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Praia Brava sea temperature is
18.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Praia Brava today?

The current surf forecast for Praia Brava at 2PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

Table - waves today at Praia Brava. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)1414141414141413131314141413131313131313101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)23422822026125925921421516917117523317615615515416316416222892136134113
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
ENE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
S
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:52PM
0.79
12:29AM
0.42
1:10PM
0.82
11:30PM
0.52
1:18PM
0.83
11:42PM
0.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:37AM
0.33
10:10PM
0.40
4:58AM
0.23
6:51PM
0.44
5:51AM
0.14
6:58PM
0.41
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
Sunrise-6:11-------6:09-------6:09------
Sunset----6:06-------6:06-------6:07---
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------5----------------
Temp. °C161719191919191718192121201818181819202019191818
Feels °C (?)151617181820201719192221201919191919202020191919
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Santa Catarina - Florianópolis

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Praia Brava (calm at São José (Florianopolis) 30 km from Praia Brava). 1.9m 13s groundswell from the ESE with a 0.6m 14s groundswell from the E. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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18.6
Air / Water (°C)
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