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Balneario Gaivota kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Brazil · Santa Catarina

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 5 m -29.16 | -49.58

Overview

Balneário Gaivota is a seaside resort in the far south of Santa Catarina, close to the border with Rio Grande do Sul. The beach offers ocean conditions with regular NE and E winds. The spot is uncrowded and provides a vast space for kitesurfing. The waves are moderate, suited to intermediate riders.
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Spot forecast for Balneario Gaivota

Sunrise 05:35 · Sunset 18:30

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

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Swell and waves

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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 3.4 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now04:110.3 m13:260.7 m16:530.5 m19:180.6 m20:210.6 m22:310.6 m05:000.2 m11:510.7 m17:350.5 m23:090.7 m05:450.2 m12:190.8 m18:150.4 m23:440.7 m06:280.2 m12:500.8 m18:530.4 m00:170.8 m07:120.2 m13:200.7 m19:300.3 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 0.6 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.7 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.7 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.3 m

Balneario Gaivota: 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

230h

in October · 27.5 rideable days

The season runs from September to March, peaking in October: 24 rideable days a month and 230 hours of usable wind, at 26 °C. The low point is July, at 7 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 24.5 rideable days J February: 20 rideable days F March: 21 rideable days M April: 19 rideable days A May: 13.5 rideable days M June: 11 rideable days J July: 7 rideable days7 d J August: 17.5 rideable days A September: 22 rideable days S October: 27.5 rideable days27.5 d O November: 27 rideable days N December: 24.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 24.5 rideable days J February: 20 rideable days F March: 21 rideable days M April: 19 rideable days A May: 13.5 rideable days M June: 11 rideable days J July: 7 rideable days7 d J August: 17.5 rideable days A September: 22 rideable days S October: 27.5 rideable days27.5 d O November: 27 rideable days N December: 24.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 89%13-20 knots · 11%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 89% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 18 °C. The wettest month is May, with 208 mm.

Monthly averages: Balneario Gaivota
Monthly averages — Balneario Gaivota — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 24.5 171 h 27 °C 186 mm
February 20.0 133 h 29 °C 116 mm
March 21.0 136 h 28 °C 53 mm
April 19.0 117 h 24 °C 190 mm
May 13.5 67 h 22 °C 208 mm
June 11.0 53 h 21 °C 187 mm
July 7.0 35 h 18 °C 83 mm
August 17.5 108 h 20 °C 99 mm
September 22.0 146 h 22 °C 130 mm
October 27.5 230 h 23 °C 165 mm
November 27.0 213 h 25 °C 134 mm
December 24.5 175 h 26 °C 203 mm

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Technical details of Balneario Gaivota spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Depending on conditions NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Depending on conditions SE: Depending on conditions SSE: Depending on conditions S: Rideable SSW: Not rideable SW: Not rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

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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