Praia do Pinho Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Santa Catarina – Norte, Brazil)

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Praia do Pinho Surf Guide

Praia do Pinho in Santa Caterina is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds blow from the west southwest. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the east northeast. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Beware of nudists.

Praia do Pinho Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	23.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Praia do Pinho:

The best conditions reported for surf at Praia do Pinho occur when a East-northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-southwest.

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

julyBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Praia do Pinho with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 32% of the time in July while 41% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 27% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

32%

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

blown out

41%

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

too small

27%

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

Explore Praia do Pinho Location Map

Interactive Praia do Pinho 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 do Pinho is Navegantes Itajai Airport (NVT) in Brazil, 14 km (9 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Praia do Pinho is Hercilio Luz (Florianopolis) Airport (FLN), also in Brazil, 76 km (47 miles) away.

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Praia do Pinho Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 14:23 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM
Wave (m)	SE	SE	SE	SE
Period (s)	14	14	13	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross

Tides at Praia do Pinho

Current tide and informaton

For Balneario Camboriu, 5 km from Praia do Pinho.

Next High Water: 04:29pm | 0.86m

Next Low Water: 09:21pm | 0.46m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Praia do Pinho Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 24.0 °C once we account for wind), and similar sea temperatures (23.2 °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*: 23.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite