Overview

Praia Grande is located in northern Santa Catarina, near Sao Francisco do Sul. The beach offers a long stretch of sand with ocean conditions and consistent NE and E winds. The spot is suited to intermediate riders with moderate waves. The beach is spacious and offers good space for kitesurfing.

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Spot forecast for Grande

Sunrise 05:33 · Sunset 18:23

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 5.8 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 04:50 · 0.8 m High tide 12:53 · 1.5 m Low tide 17:25 · 0.9 m High tide 22:28 · 1.4 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 05:25 · 0.6 m High tide 12:43 · 1.6 m Low tide 17:55 · 0.8 m High tide 23:17 · 1.6 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 05:59 · 0.5 m High tide 12:33 · 1.6 m Low tide 18:27 · 0.8 m High tide 23:56 · 1.7 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 06:34 · 0.5 m High tide 12:44 · 1.7 m Low tide 18:58 · 0.7 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 00:35 · 1.8 m Low tide 07:07 · 0.5 m High tide 13:09 · 1.8 m Low tide 19:27 · 0.7 m

Grande: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

272h

in October · 28 rideable days

The season runs from September to March, peaking in October: 24 rideable days a month and 272 hours of usable wind, at 25 °C. The low point is July, at 11 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 92%13-20 knots · 8%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 92% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 19 °C. The wettest month is December, with 286 mm.

Monthly averages: Grande

Monthly averages — Grande — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	24.0	194 h	27 °C	270 mm
February	21.0	124 h	29 °C	183 mm
March	22.5	159 h	27 °C	178 mm
April	20.5	155 h	25 °C	163 mm
May	16.5	107 h	23 °C	137 mm
June	13.0	83 h	21 °C	95 mm
July	11.0	74 h	19 °C	112 mm
August	16.5	103 h	19 °C	67 mm
September	22.0	167 h	21 °C	119 mm
October	28.0	272 h	23 °C	176 mm
November	28.0	252 h	24 °C	214 mm
December	25.5	227 h	27 °C	286 mm

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Technical details of Grande spot

The spot works with winds from NE, ENE, E, S.

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, ESE, SE, SSE.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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