Praia Brava
Surf spot · Brazil
Is it worth the trip?
9Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 2 ft swell at 6 s
Mon 2 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 32kJ
- Wind
- NNW 5 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Tue 3 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 shollow
- Energy
- 38kJ
- Wind
- SE 10 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 14 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft6 shollow
- Energy
- 33kJ
- Wind
- NNE 4 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 16kJ
- Wind
- SSE 2 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Fri 6 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft6 shollow
- Energy
- 7kJ
- Wind
- N 3 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Sat 7 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 shollow
- Energy
- 12kJ
- Wind
- S 5 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Sun 8 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 9kJ
- Wind
- SSE 7 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 110, too small
- Mon 212, too small
- Tue 34, too small
- Wed 414, too small
- Thu 58, too small
- Fri 65, too small
- Sat 77, too small
- Sun 84, too small
- Mon 98, too small
- Tue 107, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces Etakes swell from the E
- Offshore: Wwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 23 °C2 mm shorty
- Best in Sep4 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 10, too small | 2 ft5 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 21kJ | wind from the north-east, 3 knots | 24°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 12, too small | 3 ft5 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 32kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots | 26°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 4, too small | 3 ft6 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 38kJ | wind from the south-east, 10 knots | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 14, too small | 2 ft6 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 33kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 8, too small | 2 ft5 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 16kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots | 26°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft6 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 7kJ | wind from the north, 3 knots | 24°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 7, too small | 2 ft4 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 12kJ | wind from the south, 5 knots | 24°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 4, too small | 1 ft5 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 9kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots | 21°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 8, too small | 2 ft4 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 11kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots | 21°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 7, too small | 2 ft5 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 11kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots | 21°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovHigh 00:21 −0.2 mLow 02:48 −0.2 mHigh 08:11 +0.2 mLow 09:29 +0.2 mHigh 12:18 +0.3 mLow 16:30 +0.0 mHigh 19:12 +0.1 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 04:04 −0.3 mHigh 12:43 +0.3 mLow 17:13 −0.1 mHigh 20:38 +0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 05:01 −0.4 mHigh 12:57 +0.3 mLow 17:46 −0.1 mHigh 21:49 +0.2 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best in Sep
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug3of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep4of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot, its town, photos
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Photos of Praia Brava
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More surf near here
5 places
- Praia dos Amores 0.3 km away
- Parcel 1.9 km away
- Balneário Camboriú 3.3 km away
- Morcego 3.4 km away
- Atalaia 4.9 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Praia Brava
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces E (72°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (252°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 13). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 18°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually September, with about 4 good days in 7; in January and February, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Balneário Camboriú, 3.5 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 5 surf spots.
Water about 23°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,010–US$1,950 each
about US$1,010–US$1,950 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to NVT, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$576–US$1,190 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$27–US$47 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$174–US$295 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$161–US$295 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$74–US$121 |
| Total | about US$1,010–US$1,950 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
6 min by car · 211 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Balneário Camboriú its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Itajaí on Booking.com
12 min by car · 45 places to stay
- Beds in Camboriu on Booking.com
13 min by car · 7 places to stay
About US$67 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 19h 45m
About 19h 45m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → NVT, changing at São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU), then 35 min by road
Flights ORD → NVT on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.