Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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Santa Catarina is one of the most human and industrial developed states in Brazil. Besides it is considered the best and the most beautiful state to make tourism. People are kind and beautiful, you walk safe through the streets, you have good hotls structure, good roads and airports, and thousands of beaches to know. If you come to Santa Catarina in the winter, you can surf 12ft-15ft at Vila becha in Imbituba city one day, and the other day climb the hills, heading Lages or São JOaquim citis to see the snow. If you are in the summer, you can surf Imbitube, Garopaba or Florianópolis in the day, and take a short trip to Balneário Camboriú at night to have real fun at the clubs and stores and malls. Santa catarina is absolutely cosmopolitan. A great state for sure. And it is the best surf area in Brazil. It picks bigger swells coming from the South Atlantic and Antartica, even from African Atlantic Ocean side. The best period is from Late March to early November, but the swells are very consistent year around. Always take your wetsuit with you.
Seasonal swell & wind variations:
During summer, it gets many swells from esat and southeast. And during the rest of the year from the South and southwest(Antartica).
Jan/Feb | Mar/Apr | May/Jun | Jul/Aug | Sep/Oct | Nov/Dec | |
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Best Surfing Season | ![]() |
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Typical Swell Size | ![]() |
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Surf Equipment | Short de bain | Short de bain | Combi inter-saison | Combi intégrale | Combi intégrale | Combi inter-saison |
Water temp. | 73°F | 72°F | 66°F | 57°F | 64°F | 72°F |
Air temp. | 95°F | 86°F | 75°F | 63°F | 68°F | 86°F |
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During summer, it gets many swells from esat and southeast. And during the rest of the year from the South and southwest(Antartica).
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Your favourites and future surf spot lists
Surf Spots (47) | ![]() ![]() |
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Quality | Direction | Type | Frequ | Experience |
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Arroio do Silva | 7 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | |
Barrinha | 5 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
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Camacho | 27 / - | ![]() |
Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Cardozo | 26 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Castelinho | 5 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | |
Cavalinho | 1 / - | ![]() |
Right | Point-break | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | |
Cemiterio | 2 / - | ![]() |
Right | Point-break | ![]() |
Pros or kamikaze only... | |
Cigana | 32 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | |
Costão da Pinheira | 2 / - | ![]() |
Right | Point-break | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | |
Ferrugem | 14 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Foz do Itapocu | - / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Gaivota | 4 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | |
Gamboa | 4 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Garopaba Centro | 5 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Guarda do embau | 17 / - | ![]() |
Left | Rivermouth | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | |
Ibiraquera | 9 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Point-break | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | |
Ilha do Batuta | 5 / - | Right | Reef-rocky | ![]() |
Pros or kamikaze only... | ||
Ipoa | 6 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Itajuba | - / - | Right and left | Rivermouth | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Itapirubá | 11 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Itapirubá Norte | 4 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Jaguaruna | 7 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Laguna | 7 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Laje da Jagua | 12 / - | Right and left | Reef-rocky | ![]() |
Pros or kamikaze only... | ||
Lambe-lambe | - / 2 | Right | Point-break | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | ||
Morro dos Conventos | 20 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Ouvidor | - / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
Beginners wave | |
Píer da Petrobras | - / - | ![]() |
Right | Point-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Ponta das Aranhas | 2 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Praia Brava | 15 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Praia da Saudade | 14 / 3 | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Praia da Vila | 23 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | |
Praia de Cima | 1 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Praia do Porto | 3 / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Praia do Silveira | 54 / - | ![]() |
Right | Point-break | ![]() |
Pros or kamikaze only... | |
Praia dos Açores | 5 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Prainha do Farol | 14 / - | ![]() |
Right | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Ribanceira | 12 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Rincão | 21 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | |
Rosa Norte | 14 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Rosa Sul | 20 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Sao Francisco do Sul | 2 / - | ![]() |
Right | Sand-bar | ![]() |
Beginners wave | |
Secret Farol | 3 / - | Right | Beach-break | ![]() |
Pros or kamikaze only... | ||
Siriu | 2 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Solidao - Caladinho | 6 / 1 | ![]() |
Right | Point-break | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | |
Teresa | 21 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Vermelha | 4 / - | ![]() |
Left | Beach-break | ![]() |
Experienced surfers |
By Ana Maria , 08-12-2007
- Hi,
I´m Ana from Germany. I and my boyfriend want to go to Santa Catarina or Forianopolis in January. Does anybody now how much it costs to rent a board for a day, a week or more? Because the transport of our boards by plane would be more or less expensive.
How big are the waves in January. We don´t need huge waves because we are beginners. 6 ft is enough.
Obrigada
Greetings from Germany
Ana Maria
By Lucas , 09-01-2007
Errors - Praia da Saudade, Prainha is the same beach of Prainha São Chico and it belongs to Santa Catarina North, Atalaia and Navegantes too.
By Lucas Cunha, lucascalifa2@yahoo.com.br , 06-04-2006
Ilha dos Lobos - I am a Rio Grande do Sul local and I am here to correct a huge mistake about Ilha dos Lobos. This great surf spot does not belong to Santa Catarina but to Torres, Rio Grande do Sul, a beach located at north of the brazilian southest state. Look for Torres at the world atlas, this is the place Ilha dos Lobos belongs.
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