Garopaba (Praia Central)

Beach break

Santa Catarina, Brésil

Forecast reliability: HighWhy?

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From level advanced · Combi 3/2Accessible from advanced level: head-high waves (1.1–1.7 m), enough volume to catch them. Below that, better to aim for more modest conditions.
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Conditions
6.2/10
Fair
Size
1.1–1.7 m
head-high
Wind
9 km/h
NNE · Cross-shore
Swell
1.7 m
6 s · E
Best window · 15h6.2/10 · 1.0–1.6 m · 12 km/h
Today's take

Well-shaped wave, short, weak swell (windswell) from the E. Cross-shore wind that ruffles the surface a little. Fair conditions, surfable but nothing special: fine for a practice session.

Today's forecast

FRIDAY, AUGUST 14
RatingWaves mSwell sWind km/hWeather
21hBest0.9–1.5911🌦️17°

3-hour slots (spot local time · GMT-3) · ★ rating out of 5 · arrow = swell/wind direction · highlighted row = best slot

Tides

00h15 Sat06h12h18h0 mPM 01:45+0.3 mBM 09:30-0.5 mPM 14:50+0.1 mBM 21:15-0.2 mmaintenant

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Last updated: Sat, Aug 15, 02:34 GMT-3 · Données : Open-Meteo (modèles vagues + météo) · servies depuis la base pré-calculée.