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Barrinha kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Brazil · Santa Catarina

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 7 m -28.09 | -48.63

Overview

Barrinha is a beach spot located in southern Santa Catarina, near Garopaba. The beach offers consistent wave conditions and NE to E wind, suited to intermediate riders. The spot is surrounded by preserved nature and offers a pleasant setting for sailing. Waves can build with S swells, making conditions more challenging.

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Spot forecast for Barrinha

Sunrise 05:32 · Sunset 18:25

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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 7.3 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 Now04:350.3 m12:150.8 m17:280.5 m22:090.7 m05:150.3 m12:290.8 m17:540.5 m22:480.8 m05:500.2 m12:390.8 m18:190.4 m23:220.8 m06:250.2 m12:450.8 m18:460.4 m23:580.9 m07:010.2 m12:510.8 m19:140.3 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.7 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.8 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.8 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.9 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.3 m

Barrinha: 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 November · 28 rideable days

The season runs from September to March, peaking in November: 25 rideable days a month and 272 hours of usable wind, at 25 °C. The low point is July, at 13.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 25 rideable days J February: 23 rideable days F March: 26 rideable days M April: 21.5 rideable days A May: 20 rideable days M June: 14.5 rideable days J July: 13.5 rideable days13.5 d J August: 20 rideable days A September: 23.5 rideable days S October: 27.5 rideable days O November: 28 rideable days28 d N December: 24.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 25 rideable days J February: 23 rideable days F March: 26 rideable days M April: 21.5 rideable days A May: 20 rideable days M June: 14.5 rideable days J July: 13.5 rideable days13.5 d J August: 20 rideable days A September: 23.5 rideable days S October: 27.5 rideable days O November: 28 rideable days28 d N December: 24.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 69%13-20 knots · 31%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 69% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 18 °C. The wettest month is April, with 197 mm.

Monthly averages: Barrinha
Monthly averages — Barrinha — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 25.0 205 h 26 °C 170 mm
February 23.0 188 h 28 °C 93 mm
March 26.0 215 h 27 °C 74 mm
April 21.5 161 h 25 °C 197 mm
May 20.0 166 h 22 °C 116 mm
June 14.5 111 h 20 °C 105 mm
July 13.5 75 h 18 °C 118 mm
August 20.0 157 h 19 °C 80 mm
September 23.5 229 h 22 °C 73 mm
October 27.5 268 h 22 °C 178 mm
November 28.0 272 h 24 °C 127 mm
December 24.5 222 h 25 °C 171 mm

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Technical details of Barrinha 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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