Praia Grande Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Paraná, Brazil)

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Praia Grande Surf Guide

Praia Grande in Parana is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Works best in offshore winds from the northwest. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southeast. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Best around low tide. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Dangerous rips are a hazard of surfing here.

Praia Grande Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	fairly consistent	24.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Praia Grande:

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

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

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Praia Grande with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 45% of the time in June while 52% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 3% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

45%

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

blown out

52%

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

too small

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

Explore Praia Grande Location Map

Interactive Praia Grande 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 Grande is Afonso Pena (Curitiba) Airport (CWB) in Brazil, 88 km (55 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Praia Grande is Joinville Airport (JOI), also in Brazil, 89 km (55 miles) away.

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Praia Grande Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 20:45 Local Time

m, °C	Wed		Thu
ft, °F	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM
Wave (m)	SSE	SSE	ENE	ENE
Period (s)	12	11	6	5
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off

What does Praia Grande look like?

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Credit: Marcelo Martins

Tides at Praia Grande

Current tide and informaton

For Canal Galheta, Brazil, 2 km from Praia Grande.

Next High Water: 01:36am | 0.86m

Next Low Water: 10:30pm | 0.72m

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

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 24.0 °C once we account for wind), and similar sea temperatures (24.6 °C). Wear boardshorts or a shorty, or better still a thin summer wetsuit to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 24.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite