Balneário Barra do Sul, Brazil

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About Balneário Barra do Sul

Balneário Barra do Sul is a town in Santa Catarina, Brazil. From Balneário Barra do Sul you can reach 9 surf spots, 4 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Picama, a surf spot 0.7 km from the centre. Overture lists 7 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is JOI, 32 km away.

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Staying in Balneário Barra do Sul

  • 7 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: JOI, 32 km, NVT, 47 km, CWB, 118 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Balneário Barra do Sul. Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Balneário Barra do Sul each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Balneário Barra do Sul too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Balneário Barra do Sul: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Picama0.7 kmabout 5 min by car2 ft37 kJwind from the west, 4 knots, offshore, too small2 ft53 kJwind from the south, 7 knots, too small2 ft64 kJwind from the east, 4 knots, too small2 ft77 kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, too small3 ft35 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, too small2 ft24 kJwind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore, too small4 ft112 kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, too small
All readings for Picama: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Picama, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct8, too small2 ft8 smushy37kJwind from the west, 4 knots, offshore19°C
Tue 20Oct9, too small2 ft8 smushy53kJwind from the south, 7 knots18°C
Wed 21Oct13, too small2 ft8 smushy64kJwind from the east, 4 knots20°C
Thu 22Oct7, too small2 ft8 smushy77kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct12, too small3 ft5 smushy35kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots23°C
Sat 24Oct14, too small2 ft5 smushy24kJwind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore22°C
Sun 25Oct22, too small4 ft6 smushy112kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots23°C
Praia do Bispo0.9 kmabout 5 min by car2 ft37 kJwind from the west, 4 knots, offshore, too small2 ft53 kJwind from the south, 7 knots, too small2 ft64 kJwind from the east, 4 knots, too small2 ft77 kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, too small3 ft35 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, too small2 ft24 kJwind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore, too small4 ft112 kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, too small
All readings for Praia do Bispo: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Praia do Bispo, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct8, too small2 ft8 smushy37kJwind from the west, 4 knots, offshore19°C
Tue 20Oct9, too small2 ft8 smushy53kJwind from the south, 7 knots18°C
Wed 21Oct13, too small2 ft8 smushy64kJwind from the east, 4 knots20°C
Thu 22Oct7, too small2 ft8 smushy77kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct11, too small3 ft5 smushy35kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots23°C
Sat 24Oct13, too small2 ft5 smushy24kJwind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore22°C
Sun 25Oct22, too small4 ft6 smushy112kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots23°C
Barrinha19.7 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Barra Velha, 1 km2 ft25 kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore, too small2 ft41 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, too small2 ft46 kJwind from the east, 4 knots, too small2 ft27 kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, too small2 ft25 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, too small2 ft21 kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, too small4 ft91 kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, too small
All readings for Barrinha: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Barrinha, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct7, too small2 ft8 smushy25kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore21°C
Tue 20Oct9, too small2 ft8 scrumbling41kJwind from the south, 4 knots19°C
Wed 21Oct9, too small2 ft7 smushy46kJwind from the east, 4 knots21°C
Thu 22Oct7, too small2 ft6 smushy27kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct9, too small2 ft5 smushy25kJwind from the north, 9 knots24°C
Sat 24Oct12, too small2 ft5 smushy21kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot23°C
Sun 25Oct22, too small4 ft6 smushy91kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots24°C
Foz do Itapocu14.6 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Barra Velha, 6 km2 ft25 kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore, too small2 ft41 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, too small2 ft46 kJwind from the east, 4 knots, too small2 ft27 kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, too small2 ft25 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, too small2 ft21 kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, too small4 ft91 kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, too small
All readings for Foz do Itapocu: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Foz do Itapocu, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct7, too small2 ft8 smushy25kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore21°C
Tue 20Oct9, too small2 ft8 scrumbling41kJwind from the south, 4 knots19°C
Wed 21Oct10, too small2 ft7 smushy46kJwind from the east, 4 knots21°C
Thu 22Oct7, too small2 ft6 smushy27kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct9, too small2 ft5 smushy25kJwind from the north, 9 knots24°C
Sat 24Oct12, too small2 ft5 smushy21kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot23°C
Sun 25Oct22, too small4 ft6 smushy91kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots24°C
Foz do Itapocu13 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Barra Velha, 8 km2 ft25 kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, offshore, too small2 ft41 kJwind from the south, 6 knots, too small2 ft46 kJwind from the east, 5 knots, too small2 ft27 kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, too small2 ft25 kJwind from the north, 11 knots, too small2 ft20 kJwind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore, too small3 ft83 kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, too small
All readings for Foz do Itapocu: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Foz do Itapocu, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct6, too small2 ft8 smushy25kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, offshore19°C
Tue 20Oct7, too small2 ft8 smushy41kJwind from the south, 6 knots18°C
Wed 21Oct9, too small2 ft7 smushy46kJwind from the east, 5 knots20°C
Thu 22Oct6, too small2 ft6 smushy27kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct8, too small2 ft5 smushy25kJwind from the north, 11 knots23°C
Sat 24Oct13, too small2 ft5 smushy20kJwind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore22°C
Sun 25Oct20, too small3 ft6 smushy83kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots22°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Balneário Barra do Sul, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Further out

These spots are more than 20 km from Balneário Barra do Sul. It is the nearest town with beds, so they stay here.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots that stay in Balneário Barra do Sul from further out: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Praia da Saudade27.6 kmabout 50 min by car3 ft65 kJwind from the west, 2 knots, offshore, too small3 ft103 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, too small3 ft107 kJwind from the south, 3 knots, too small3 ft115 kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, too small3 ft28 kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, too small2 ft21 kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, offshore, too small4 ft104 kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, too small
All readings for Praia da Saudade: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Praia da Saudade, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct11, too small3 ft7 smushy65kJwind from the west, 2 knots, offshore19°C
Tue 20Oct13, too small3 ft7 smushy103kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots19°C
Wed 21Oct17, too small3 ft8 smushy107kJwind from the south, 3 knots21°C
Thu 22Oct9, too small3 ft9 shollow115kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct9, too small3 ft5 smushy28kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots22°C
Sat 24Oct9, too small2 ft7 shollow21kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, offshore22°C
Sun 25Oct17, too small4 ft7 smushy104kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots23°C
Praia Grande, São Francisco do Sul27 kmabout 50 min by car3 ft65 kJwind from the west, 2 knots, offshore, too small3 ft103 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, too small3 ft107 kJwind from the south, 3 knots, too small3 ft115 kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, too small3 ft31 kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, too small2 ft21 kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, offshore, too small4 ft104 kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, too small
All readings for Praia Grande, São Francisco do Sul: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Praia Grande, São Francisco do Sul, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct12, too small3 ft7 smushy65kJwind from the west, 2 knots, offshore19°C
Tue 20Oct13, too small3 ft7 smushy103kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots19°C
Wed 21Oct17, too small3 ft8 smushy107kJwind from the south, 3 knots21°C
Thu 22Oct9, too small3 ft9 smushy115kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct10, too small3 ft5 smushy31kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots22°C
Sat 24Oct9, too small2 ft7 smushy21kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, offshore22°C
Sun 25Oct17, too small4 ft7 smushy104kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots23°C
Sao Francisco do Sul28.7 kmabout 50 min by car2 ft42 kJwind from the west, 2 knots, too small3 ft63 kJwind from the south, 9 knots, offshore, too small3 ft73 kJwind from the south, 3 knots, offshore, too small2 ft78 kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, too small2 ft22 kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, too small2 ft13 kJwind from the east, 5 knots, too small3 ft71 kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, too small
All readings for Sao Francisco do Sul: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Sao Francisco do Sul, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct7, too small2 ft6 smushy42kJwind from the west, 2 knots19°C
Tue 20Oct12, too small3 ft7 smushy63kJwind from the south, 9 knots, offshore19°C
Wed 21Oct10, too small3 ft8 smushy73kJwind from the south, 3 knots, offshore21°C
Thu 22Oct4, too small2 ft9 smushy78kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct3, too small2 ft5 smushy22kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots22°C
Sat 24Oct4, too small2 ft5 smushy13kJwind from the east, 5 knots22°C
Sun 25Oct8, too small3 ft7 smushy71kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots23°C
Píer da Petrobras28.9 kmabout 55 min by car2 ft42 kJwind from the west, 2 knots, too small3 ft69 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, too small3 ft73 kJwind from the south, 3 knots, offshore, too small2 ft78 kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, too small2 ft22 kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, too small2 ft13 kJwind from the east, 5 knots, too small3 ft71 kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, too small
All readings for Píer da Petrobras: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Píer da Petrobras, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct7, too small2 ft6 smushy42kJwind from the west, 2 knots19°C
Tue 20Oct10, too small3 ft7 smushy69kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots19°C
Wed 21Oct10, too small3 ft8 smushy73kJwind from the south, 3 knots, offshore21°C
Thu 22Oct4, too small2 ft9 smushy78kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct4, too small2 ft5 smushy22kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots22°C
Sat 24Oct5, too small2 ft5 smushy13kJwind from the east, 5 knots22°C
Sun 25Oct9, too small3 ft7 smushy71kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots23°C

Places to eat near Balneário Barra do Sul

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