Garopaba, Brazil

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Sea fig — Near Garopaba Centro. Photo: Heylenny, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Garopaba

Garopaba is a town in Santa Catarina, Brazil. From Garopaba you can reach 12 surf spots. The nearest is Garopaba Centro, a surf spot 0.8 km from the centre. Overture lists 88 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 4 of them campsites. The nearest airport is FLN, 40 km away.

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Staying in Garopaba

88 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 4 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: FLN, 40 km, NVT, 128 km, LAJ, 165 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Garopaba.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner 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 Garopaba each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Garopaba 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Barrinha6.5 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft313 kJ

5 ft232 kJ

4 ft184 kJ

4 ft143 kJ

3 ft129 kJ

3 ft83 kJ

4 ft96 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Barrinha, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	28, poor	5 ft9 shollow	313kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	18°C
Mon 19Oct	29, poor	5 ft7 smushy	232kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	45, fair	4 ft7 smushy	184kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	37, fair	4 ft8 smushy	143kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	27, poor	3 ft8 shollow	129kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	12, poor	3 ft7 smushy	83kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 17 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	41, fair	4 ft6 smushy	96kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	21°C

Costão da Pinheira16.7 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Paulo Lopes, 11 kmNeeds 3 ft+

2 ft24 kJ

2 ft23 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

1 ft19 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Costão da Pinheira, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, too small	2 ft7 smushy	24kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots, offshore	17°C
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	2 ft6 smushy	23kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	16, too small	2 ft6 smushy	23kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	7, too small	2 ft6 smushy	20kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	5, too small	1 ft7 smushy	19kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	2 ft5 smushy	18kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 18 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	2 ft5 smushy	12kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	21°C

Ferrugem5.8 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft313 kJ

5 ft232 kJ

4 ft184 kJ

4 ft143 kJ

3 ft129 kJ

3 ft83 kJ

4 ft96 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ferrugem, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	24, poor	5 ft9 scrumbling	313kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	18°C
Mon 19Oct	29, poor	5 ft7 smushy	232kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	46, fair	4 ft7 smushy	184kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	38, fair	4 ft8 smushy	143kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	28, poor	3 ft8 smushy	129kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	20, poor	3 ft7 smushy	83kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 17 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	40, fair	4 ft6 smushy	96kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	21°C

Gamboa8.3 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft211 kJ

4 ft175 kJ

4 ft146 kJ

3 ft122 kJ

3 ft110 kJ

3 ft67 kJ

3 ft71 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Gamboa, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	32, poor	4 ft9 shollow	211kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	35, poor	4 ft7 shollow	175kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	49, good	4 ft7 shollow	146kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	34, poor	3 ft7 shollow	122kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	29, poor	3 ft8 shollow	110kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	11, poor	3 ft6 smushy	67kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 15 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	38, fair	3 ft6 shollow	71kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	21°C

Garopaba Centro0.8 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 4 ft+

4 ft221 kJ

4 ft175 kJ

4 ft146 kJ

3 ft122 kJ

3 ft110 kJ

3 ft67 kJ

3 ft42 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Garopaba Centro, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	52, good	4 ft9 shollow	221kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots, offshore	21°C
Mon 19Oct	42, fair	4 ft7 smushy	175kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots, offshore	21°C
Tue 20Oct	42, fair	4 ft7 shollow	146kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots, offshore	19°C
Wed 21Oct	21, too small	3 ft7 shollow	122kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	3 ft8 shollow	110kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	12, too small	3 ft6 smushy	67kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	23°C
Sat 24Oct	29, too small	3 ft5 smushy	42kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	23°C

Guarda do embau14.2 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Paulo Lopes, 9 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft211 kJ

4 ft175 kJ

4 ft146 kJ

3 ft122 kJ

3 ft110 kJ

3 ft67 kJ

3 ft71 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Guarda do embau, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	30, poor	4 ft9 shollow	211kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	4 ft7 shollow	175kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	52, good	4 ft7 shollow	146kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	44, fair	3 ft7 shollow	122kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	40, fair	3 ft8 shollow	110kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	23, poor	3 ft6 shollow	67kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 15 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	37, fair	3 ft6 shollow	71kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	21°C

Ouvidor10 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft313 kJ

5 ft232 kJ

4 ft184 kJ

4 ft143 kJ

3 ft129 kJ

3 ft83 kJ

4 ft96 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ouvidor, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	30, poor	5 ft9 shollow	313kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	18°C
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	5 ft7 shollow	232kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	42, fair	4 ft7 shollow	184kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	35, poor	4 ft8 shollow	143kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	21, poor	3 ft8 shollow	129kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	11, poor	3 ft7 smushy	83kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 17 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	44, fair	4 ft6 shollow	96kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	21°C

Praia do Rosa11.4 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft313 kJ

5 ft232 kJ

4 ft184 kJ

4 ft143 kJ

3 ft129 kJ

3 ft83 kJ

4 ft96 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Praia do Rosa, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	39, fair	5 ft9 scrumbling	313kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	33, poor	5 ft7 smushy	232kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	47, fair	4 ft7 smushy	184kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	37, fair	4 ft8 smushy	143kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	24, poor	3 ft8 smushy	129kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	13, poor	3 ft7 smushy	83kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	48, good	4 ft6 smushy	96kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	23°C

Praia do Silveira2.2 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft211 kJ

4 ft175 kJ

4 ft146 kJ

3 ft122 kJ

3 ft110 kJ

3 ft67 kJ

3 ft71 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Praia do Silveira, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	28, poor	4 ft9 scrumbling	211kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	18°C
Mon 19Oct	32, poor	4 ft7 smushy	175kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	47, fair	4 ft7 smushy	146kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	3 ft7 smushy	122kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	31, poor	3 ft8 smushy	110kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	19, poor	3 ft6 smushy	67kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 17 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	35, poor	3 ft6 smushy	71kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	21°C

Siriu6 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft211 kJ

4 ft175 kJ

4 ft146 kJ

3 ft122 kJ

3 ft110 kJ

3 ft67 kJ

3 ft71 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Siriu, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	49, good	4 ft9 shollow	211kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	4 ft7 shollow	175kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	52, good	4 ft7 shollow	146kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	35, poor	3 ft7 shollow	122kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	27, poor	3 ft8 shollow	110kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	19, poor	3 ft6 smushy	67kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	23°C
Sat 24Oct	42, fair	3 ft6 shollow	71kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	23°C

Surfland Brasil8.9 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft313 kJ

5 ft232 kJ

4 ft184 kJ

4 ft143 kJ

3 ft129 kJ

3 ft83 kJ

4 ft96 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Surfland Brasil, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	30, poor	5 ft9 shollow	313kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	18°C
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	5 ft7 shollow	232kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	42, fair	4 ft7 shollow	184kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	35, poor	4 ft8 shollow	143kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	21, poor	3 ft8 shollow	129kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	11, poor	3 ft7 smushy	83kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 17 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	46, fair	4 ft6 shollow	96kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	21°C

Vermelha11 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft313 kJ

5 ft232 kJ

4 ft184 kJ

4 ft143 kJ

3 ft129 kJ

3 ft83 kJ

4 ft96 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Vermelha, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	30, poor	5 ft9 ssoft	313kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	34, poor	5 ft7 smushy	232kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	48, good	4 ft7 smushy	184kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	39, fair	4 ft8 smushy	143kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	35, poor	3 ft8 smushy	129kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	24, poor	3 ft7 smushy	83kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	45, fair	4 ft6 smushy	96kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	23°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Garopaba, 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).

Places to eat near Garopaba

Na Panela MarmitexBrazilian · 0.2 km from the centre
Brotô BistrôVegan · 0.4 km from the centre
Graphite Pizza BarPizza · 0.4 km from the centre
Magnífico Dog GaropabaHot dog · 0.4 km from the centre
Pizzaria AborigenePizza · 0.4 km from the centre
Panquecas do AlemãoPancake house · 0.5 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits