Surf-Forecast | Praia Brava Citadel Surf Guide

Lat Long: 23.52° S 45.17° W

Issued: 2 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Praia Brava Citadel sea temperature is

23.5°C

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Praia Brava Citadel Surf Guide

Praia Brava Citadel in São Paulo is a very sheltered beach break that has unreliable waves. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the northwest with some shelter here from east winds. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the southeast. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Rocks are a hazard.

Praia Brava Citadel Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	inconsistent	23.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Praia Brava Citadel:

The best conditions reported for surf at Praia Brava Citadel occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

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

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Praia Brava Citadel 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 0% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 100% 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

100%

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

Explore Praia Brava Citadel Location Map

Interactive Praia Brava Citadel 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 Praia Brava Citadel is Sao Jose Dos Campos Airport (SJK) in Brazil, 78 km (48 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Praia Brava Citadel is Santos Air Base Airport (SSZ), also in Brazil, 123 km (76 miles) away.

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Praia Brava Citadel Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 5 November 2026, 06:58 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 05
ft, °F	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM
Wave (m)		SSW	SW
Period (s)	-	6	3	-
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	cross	cross

What does Praia Brava Citadel look like?

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Tides at Praia Brava Citadel

Current tide and informaton

For Lagoinha, 4 km from Praia Brava Citadel.

Next High Water: 12:50pm | 0.94m

Next Low Water: 06:28pm | 0.33m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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low tide

Praia Brava Citadel Sea Temperature

Very warm air temperatures and warm water(23.5 °C) too at Praia Brava Citadel, warm enough for wearing board shorts and a rash vest in the surf. Cloudy, but feeling very pleasant in and out of the water.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 23.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite