Praia Brava Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Santa Catarina – Norte, Brazil)

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Praia Brava Surf Guide

Praia Brava in Santa Caterina is an exposed beach break that has quite consistent surf. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the northwest. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the east northeast. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Sometimes crowded. Watch out for dangerous rips.

Praia Brava Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	fairly consistent	23.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Praia Brava:

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

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

mayBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Praia Brava with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of May. Clean surfable waves are typically found 39% of the time in May while 47% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 14% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

39%

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

blown out

47%

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

too small

14%

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 Location Map

Interactive Praia Brava 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 is Navegantes Itajai Airport (NVT) in Brazil, 6 km (4 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Praia Brava is Joinville Airport (JOI), also in Brazil, 80 km (50 miles) away.

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Praia Brava Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

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

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM
Wave (m)	SE	SE	SE	SE
Period (s)	12	12	12	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- on

What does Praia Brava look like?

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Tides at Praia Brava

Current tide and informaton

For Balneario Camboriu, 5 km from Praia Brava.

Next High Water: 05:18pm | 0.8m

Next Low Water: 09:41am | 0.18m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Praia Brava Sea Temperature

Sunny with very warm air temperatures, feeling like 26.0 °C once we account for any wind. Sea temperatures (23.1 °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*: 23.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Praia Brava

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

Average Swell

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Wind History at Praia Brava

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

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Praia Brava Reviews:

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Ratings

Based on 19 votes.

Overall:3.0
Quality on a good day:4.0
Consistency of Surf:3.0
Difficulty Level:3.9
Wind and Kite Surfing:2.5
Crowds:2.9
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

Vinicius from Brazil

“Barrels beach”

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