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Praia Grande, São Francisco do Sul
Surf spot · Brazil
Is it worth the trip?
34Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: 3 ft swell at 5 s
Mon 2 · 45 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 37kJ
- Wind
- NE 6 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Tue 3 · 36 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 44kJ
- Wind
- SSE 5 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Wed 4 · 36 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 38kJ
- Wind
- NNE 6 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Thu 5 · 13 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 11kJ
- Wind
- ESE 7 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Fri 6 · 24 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 14kJ
- Wind
- SSE 4 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Sat 7 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft3 smushy
- Energy
- 9kJ
- Wind
- NNE 9 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Sun 8 · 36 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 82kJ
- Wind
- SW 10 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 120, too small
- Mon 245, fair
- Tue 336, too small
- Wed 436, too small
- Thu 513, too small
- Fri 624, too small
- Sat 716, too small
- Sun 836, poor
- Mon 933, poor
- Tue 1028, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 23 °C2 mm shorty
- Best in Sep2 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
Praia Grande, São Francisco do Sul does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 20, too small | 2 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 20kJ | wind from the east, 3 knots | 22°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 45, fair | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 37kJ | wind from the north-east, 6 knots | 22°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 36, too small | 3 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 44kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots | 23°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 36, too small | 2 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 38kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots | 24°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 13, too small | 2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 11kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots | 24°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 24, too small | 2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 14kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots | 22°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 16, too small | 2 ft3 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 9kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots | 25°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 36, poor | 3 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 82kJ | wind from the south-west, 10 knots | 21°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 33, poor | 3 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 64kJ | wind from the south, 9 knots | 20°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 28, too small | 2 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 35kJ | wind from the south-east, 6 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 00:59 −0.2 mLow 03:28 −0.3 mHigh 08:06 +0.3 mLow 10:26 +0.2 mHigh 12:53 +0.3 mLow 16:45 −0.1 mHigh 19:47 +0.1 mLow 23:43 −0.1 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 00:58 −0.1 mLow 04:32 −0.4 mHigh 09:28 +0.3 mLow 11:12 +0.3 mHigh 13:18 +0.3 mLow 17:28 −0.1 mHigh 21:00 +0.2 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 05:23 −0.5 mHigh 10:27 +0.3 mLow 12:48 +0.3 mHigh 13:24 +0.3 mLow 18:04 −0.2 mHigh 22:01 +0.3 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).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec0of 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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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Praia Grande, São Francisco do Sul
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (118°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (298°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 25). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 18°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually September, with about 2 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Balneário Barra do Sul. Within 5 km we also list 3 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$1,050–US$2,010 each
about US$1,050–US$2,010 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 JOI, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$569–US$1,190 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$67–US$114 |
| 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$1,050–US$2,010 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Balneário Barra do Sul
47 min by car · 7 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Balneário Barra do Sul its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest beds: Balneário Barra do Sul, 27 km (about 50 min by car)
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 20h
About 20h door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → JOI, changing at São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU), then 50 min by road
Flights ORD → JOI on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.