Praia da Vila surf break

Praia da Vila surfForecast / Santa Catarina – Sul / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Monday 18 May 2026 -03
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Praia da Vila surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Praia da Vila sea temperature is
20.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Praia da Vila today?

The current surf forecast for Praia da Vila at 1PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)6ft (1.8m)6s
Afternoon (18 May)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (18 May)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
6
7
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
6
1.8
S
6
2
S
7
2
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.8
SSW
7
1.7
S
13
2.2
S
14
2.3
S
16
2.4
SSE
15
2.3
S
14
2.1
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.9
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
15
3.5
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
120
237
349
423
333
312
226
328
1018
1762
2667
2576
2247
1779
1343
1127
852
826
852
1324
2858
3144
4168
5380
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:57PM0.66m
3:31AM0.55m
4:43PM0.62m
4:02AM0.54m
5:57PM0.58m
Low Tide
8:59AM0.05m
10:04PM0.28m
9:37AM0.08m
11:27PM0.34m
10:57AM0.13m
00:25AM0.37m
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:50
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
5:29
6
5
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
17
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
16
16
15
14
13
12
12
14
17
16
15
14
14
12
16
11
10
9
10
10
10
10
11
10
13
14
14
13
12
11
11
14
16
14
13
12
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
12
0.7
SE
6
1.4
S
7
1.7
S
13
1.8
S
14
2.3
S
16
2.4
SSE
15
2.3
S
14
2.1
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.9
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.5
S
14
3
S
15
3
S
16
Energy kJ
65
70
62
58
51
47
33
203
1018
1192
2667
2576
2247
1779
1343
1127
852
826
852
1324
1735
2542
3688
4484
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
15
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
S
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
S
12
0.8
S
14
0.7
SSE
19
1
SSE
18
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
Energy kJ
43
1
1
6
26
50
46
257
312
582
19
16
16
16
10
10
10
6
6
10
10
9
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
7
0.3
SSE
15
0.7
SE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
Energy kJ
1
5
5
1
44
34
32
20
6
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
6
1.8
S
6
2
S
7
2
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.8
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
2.2
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
3.5
S
15
Energy kJ
120
237
349
423
333
312
226
328
269
1762
2858
3144
4168
5380
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
5
5
6
5
Distance (km)
2
42
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Catarina - Sul
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
6
7
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
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