Paulo Lopes, Brazil

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About Paulo Lopes

Paulo Lopes is a town in Santa Catarina, Brazil. From Paulo Lopes you can reach 15 surf spots and 1 sailing spot, 2 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Siriu, a surf spot 2.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 1 place to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is FLN, 34 km away.

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Staying in Paulo Lopes

  • 1 place to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: FLN, 34 km, NVT, 120 km, LAJ, 161 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Paulo Lopes. 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 intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 12 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Paulo Lopes 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 Paulo Lopes: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Siriu2.5 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Garopaba, 6 km4 ft211 kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots, good4 ft175 kJwind from the south-west, 6 knots, fair4 ft146 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, good3 ft122 kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, poor3 ft110 kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, poor3 ft67 kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, poor3 ft71 kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, fair
All readings for Siriu: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Siriu, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct49, good4 ft9 shollow211kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots21°C
Mon 19Oct39, fair4 ft7 shollow175kJwind from the south-west, 6 knots21°C
Tue 20Oct52, good4 ft7 shollow146kJwind from the south, 4 knots19°C
Wed 21Oct35, poor3 ft7 shollow122kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots20°C
Thu 22Oct27, poor3 ft8 shollow110kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct19, poor3 ft6 smushy67kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots23°C
Sat 24Oct42, fair3 ft6 shollow71kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots23°C
Garopaba Centro7.7 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Garopaba4 ft221 kJwind from the south, 11 knots, offshore, good4 ft175 kJwind from the south-west, 6 knots, offshore, fair4 ft146 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, offshore, fair3 ft122 kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, too small3 ft110 kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, too small3 ft67 kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, too small3 ft42 kJwind from the south, 5 knots, too small
All readings for Garopaba Centro: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Garopaba Centro, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct52, good4 ft9 shollow221kJwind from the south, 11 knots, offshore21°C
Mon 19Oct42, fair4 ft7 smushy175kJwind from the south-west, 6 knots, offshore21°C
Tue 20Oct42, fair4 ft7 shollow146kJwind from the south, 4 knots, offshore19°C
Wed 21Oct21, too small3 ft7 shollow122kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots20°C
Thu 22Oct16, too small3 ft8 shollow110kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct12, too small3 ft6 smushy67kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots23°C
Sat 24Oct29, too small3 ft5 smushy42kJwind from the south, 5 knots23°C
Guarda do embau8.8 kmabout 15 min by car4 ft211 kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots, poor4 ft175 kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots, fair4 ft146 kJwind from the south, 5 knots, good3 ft122 kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, fair3 ft110 kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, fair3 ft67 kJwind from the north-north-east, 15 knots, poor3 ft71 kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, fair
All readings for Guarda do embau: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Guarda do embau, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct30, poor4 ft9 shollow211kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots19°C
Mon 19Oct38, fair4 ft7 shollow175kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots19°C
Tue 20Oct52, good4 ft7 shollow146kJwind from the south, 5 knots17°C
Wed 21Oct44, fair3 ft7 shollow122kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots19°C
Thu 22Oct40, fair3 ft8 shollow110kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct23, poor3 ft6 shollow67kJwind from the north-north-east, 15 knots22°C
Sat 24Oct37, fair3 ft6 shollow71kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots21°C
Naufragados16.8 kmabout 30 min by car4 ft211 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, fair4 ft175 kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, fair4 ft146 kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, good3 ft122 kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, good3 ft120 kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, offshore, good3 ft93 kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, offshore, fair3 ft71 kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, too small
All readings for Naufragados: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Naufragados, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct43, fair4 ft9 shollow211kJwind from the south, 4 knots17°C
Mon 19Oct44, fair4 ft7 smushy175kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots17°C
Tue 20Oct50, good4 ft7 shollow146kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots17°C
Wed 21Oct48, good3 ft7 shollow122kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots19°C
Thu 22Oct51, good3 ft8 shollow120kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, offshore21°C
Fri 23Oct40, fair3 ft8 shollow93kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, offshore22°C
Sat 24Oct32, too small3 ft6 shollow71kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots22°C
Gamboa3.3 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Garopaba, 8 km4 ft211 kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots, poor4 ft175 kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots, poor4 ft146 kJwind from the south, 5 knots, good3 ft122 kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, poor3 ft110 kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, poor3 ft67 kJwind from the north-north-east, 15 knots, poor3 ft71 kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, fair
All readings for Gamboa: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Gamboa, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct32, poor4 ft9 shollow211kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots19°C
Mon 19Oct35, poor4 ft7 shollow175kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots19°C
Tue 20Oct49, good4 ft7 shollow146kJwind from the south, 5 knots17°C
Wed 21Oct34, poor3 ft7 shollow122kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots19°C
Thu 22Oct29, poor3 ft8 shollow110kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct11, poor3 ft6 smushy67kJwind from the north-north-east, 15 knots22°C
Sat 24Oct38, fair3 ft6 shollow71kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots21°C
Vermelha18.4 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Garopaba, 11 km5 ft313 kJwind from the south-west, 9 knots, poor5 ft232 kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots, poor4 ft184 kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, good4 ft143 kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, fair3 ft129 kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, poor3 ft83 kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots, poor4 ft96 kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, fair
All readings for Vermelha: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Vermelha, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct30, poor5 ft9 ssoft313kJwind from the south-west, 9 knots19°C
Mon 19Oct34, poor5 ft7 smushy232kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots20°C
Tue 20Oct48, good4 ft7 smushy184kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots18°C
Wed 21Oct39, fair4 ft8 smushy143kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots20°C
Thu 22Oct35, poor3 ft8 smushy129kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct24, poor3 ft7 smushy83kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots22°C
Sat 24Oct45, fair4 ft6 smushy96kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots23°C
Praia do Rosa18.9 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Garopaba, 11 km5 ft313 kJwind from the south-west, 9 knots, fair5 ft232 kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots, poor4 ft184 kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, fair4 ft143 kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, fair3 ft129 kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, poor3 ft83 kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots, poor4 ft96 kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, good
All readings for Praia do Rosa: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Praia do Rosa, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct39, fair5 ft9 scrumbling313kJwind from the south-west, 9 knots19°C
Mon 19Oct33, poor5 ft7 smushy232kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots20°C
Tue 20Oct47, fair4 ft7 smushy184kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots18°C
Wed 21Oct37, fair4 ft8 smushy143kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots20°C
Thu 22Oct24, poor3 ft8 smushy129kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct13, poor3 ft7 smushy83kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots22°C
Sat 24Oct48, good4 ft6 smushy96kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots23°C
Praia do Silveira10.1 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Garopaba, 2 km4 ft211 kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots, poor4 ft175 kJwind from the south-west, 6 knots, poor4 ft146 kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots, fair3 ft122 kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, fair3 ft110 kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, poor3 ft67 kJwind from the north-north-east, 17 knots, poor3 ft71 kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, poor
All readings for Praia do Silveira: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Praia do Silveira, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct28, poor4 ft9 scrumbling211kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots18°C
Mon 19Oct32, poor4 ft7 smushy175kJwind from the south-west, 6 knots19°C
Tue 20Oct47, fair4 ft7 smushy146kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots18°C
Wed 21Oct36, fair3 ft7 smushy122kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots19°C
Thu 22Oct31, poor3 ft8 smushy110kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots20°C
Fri 23Oct19, poor3 ft6 smushy67kJwind from the north-north-east, 17 knots21°C
Sat 24Oct35, poor3 ft6 smushy71kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots21°C
Surfland Brasil15.8 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Garopaba, 9 km5 ft313 kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots, poor5 ft232 kJwind from the south-west, 6 knots, offshore, fair4 ft184 kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots, fair4 ft143 kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, poor3 ft129 kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, poor3 ft83 kJwind from the north-north-east, 17 knots, poor4 ft96 kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, fair
All readings for Surfland Brasil: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Surfland Brasil, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct30, poor5 ft9 shollow313kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots18°C
Mon 19Oct38, fair5 ft7 shollow232kJwind from the south-west, 6 knots, offshore19°C
Tue 20Oct42, fair4 ft7 shollow184kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots18°C
Wed 21Oct35, poor4 ft8 shollow143kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots19°C
Thu 22Oct21, poor3 ft8 shollow129kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots20°C
Fri 23Oct11, poor3 ft7 smushy83kJwind from the north-north-east, 17 knots21°C
Sat 24Oct46, fair4 ft6 shollow96kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots21°C
Ferrugem13.4 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Garopaba, 6 km5 ft313 kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots, poor5 ft232 kJwind from the south-west, 6 knots, poor4 ft184 kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots, fair4 ft143 kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, fair3 ft129 kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, poor3 ft83 kJwind from the north-north-east, 17 knots, poor4 ft96 kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, fair
All readings for Ferrugem: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ferrugem, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct24, poor5 ft9 scrumbling313kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots18°C
Mon 19Oct29, poor5 ft7 smushy232kJwind from the south-west, 6 knots19°C
Tue 20Oct46, fair4 ft7 smushy184kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots18°C
Wed 21Oct38, fair4 ft8 smushy143kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots19°C
Thu 22Oct28, poor3 ft8 smushy129kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots20°C
Fri 23Oct20, poor3 ft7 smushy83kJwind from the north-north-east, 17 knots21°C
Sat 24Oct40, fair4 ft6 smushy96kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots21°C
Barrinha14.1 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Garopaba, 7 km5 ft313 kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots, poor5 ft232 kJwind from the south-west, 6 knots, poor4 ft184 kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots, fair4 ft143 kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, fair3 ft129 kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, poor3 ft83 kJwind from the north-north-east, 17 knots, poor4 ft96 kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, fair
All readings for Barrinha: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Barrinha, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct28, poor5 ft9 shollow313kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots18°C
Mon 19Oct29, poor5 ft7 smushy232kJwind from the south-west, 6 knots19°C
Tue 20Oct45, fair4 ft7 smushy184kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots18°C
Wed 21Oct37, fair4 ft8 smushy143kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots19°C
Thu 22Oct27, poor3 ft8 shollow129kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots20°C
Fri 23Oct12, poor3 ft7 smushy83kJwind from the north-north-east, 17 knots21°C
Sat 24Oct41, fair4 ft6 smushy96kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots21°C
Ouvidor17.5 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Garopaba, 10 km5 ft313 kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots, poor5 ft232 kJwind from the south-west, 6 knots, offshore, fair4 ft184 kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots, fair4 ft143 kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, poor3 ft129 kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, poor3 ft83 kJwind from the north-north-east, 17 knots, poor4 ft96 kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, fair
All readings for Ouvidor: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ouvidor, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct30, poor5 ft9 shollow313kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots18°C
Mon 19Oct38, fair5 ft7 shollow232kJwind from the south-west, 6 knots, offshore19°C
Tue 20Oct42, fair4 ft7 shollow184kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots18°C
Wed 21Oct35, poor4 ft8 shollow143kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots19°C
Thu 22Oct21, poor3 ft8 shollow129kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots20°C
Fri 23Oct11, poor3 ft7 smushy83kJwind from the north-north-east, 17 knots21°C
Sat 24Oct44, fair4 ft6 shollow96kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots21°C
Costão da Pinheira11.1 kmabout 20 min by car2 ft24 kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots, offshore, too small2 ft23 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, too small2 ft23 kJwind from the south, 6 knots, too small2 ft20 kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, too small1 ft19 kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, too small2 ft18 kJwind from the north-north-east, 18 knots, too small2 ft12 kJwind from the south, 8 knots, too small
All readings for Costão da Pinheira: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Costão da Pinheira, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct13, too small2 ft7 smushy24kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots, offshore17°C
Mon 19Oct14, too small2 ft6 smushy23kJwind from the south, 4 knots17°C
Tue 20Oct16, too small2 ft6 smushy23kJwind from the south, 6 knots17°C
Wed 21Oct7, too small2 ft6 smushy20kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots19°C
Thu 22Oct5, too small1 ft7 smushy19kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct6, too small2 ft5 smushy18kJwind from the north-north-east, 18 knots22°C
Sat 24Oct17, too small2 ft5 smushy12kJwind from the south, 8 knots21°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Paulo Lopes, 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 Paulo Lopes. 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 Paulo Lopes from further out: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Praia dos Açores23.6 kmabout 45 min by car7 ft573 kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots, too big5 ft298 kJwind from the south, 16 knots, poor5 ft272 kJwind from the south, 7 knots, poor4 ft181 kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, good4 ft175 kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, fair3 ft141 kJwind from the north-north-east, 18 knots, poor3 ft96 kJwind from the south, 5 knots, poor
All readings for Praia dos Açores: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Praia dos Açores, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct0, too big7 ft9 smushy573kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots17°C
Mon 19Oct4, poor5 ft8 smushy298kJwind from the south, 16 knots17°C
Tue 20Oct33, poor5 ft7 smushy272kJwind from the south, 7 knots17°C
Wed 21Oct52, good4 ft7 smushy181kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots20°C
Thu 22Oct43, fair4 ft8 scrumbling175kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct22, poor3 ft8 scrumbling141kJwind from the north-north-east, 18 knots22°C
Sat 24Oct29, poor3 ft7 smushy96kJwind from the south, 5 knots20°C
Solidao - Caladinho22.1 kmabout 40 min by car7 ft573 kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots, too big5 ft298 kJwind from the south, 16 knots, poor5 ft272 kJwind from the south, 7 knots, poor4 ft181 kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, fair4 ft175 kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, fair3 ft141 kJwind from the north-north-east, 18 knots, poor3 ft96 kJwind from the south, 5 knots, poor
All readings for Solidao - Caladinho: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Solidao - Caladinho, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct0, too big7 ft9 smushy573kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots17°C
Mon 19Oct4, poor5 ft8 smushy298kJwind from the south, 16 knots17°C
Tue 20Oct33, poor5 ft7 smushy272kJwind from the south, 7 knots17°C
Wed 21Oct46, fair4 ft7 smushy181kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots20°C
Thu 22Oct46, fair4 ft8 scrumbling175kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct26, poor3 ft8 scrumbling141kJwind from the north-north-east, 18 knots22°C
Sat 24Oct35, poor3 ft7 smushy96kJwind from the south, 5 knots20°C

Sailing near Paulo Lopes