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Mar Grosso kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Brazil · Santa Catarina

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 7 m -28.49 | -48.77

Overview

Mar Grosso is a long beach located in Laguna, in southern Santa Catarina. The spot offers ocean conditions with regular waves and NE/E wind, popular among local kitesurfers. The beach is very extensive with plenty of space for sailing. Conditions are suited for intermediate riders, with moderate to strong waves depending on the swell.

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Spot forecast for Mar Grosso

Sunrise 05:32 · Sunset 18:26

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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 7.9 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 Now04:270.3 m12:170.7 m17:210.5 m22:180.6 m05:120.3 m12:260.8 m17:500.5 m22:520.7 m05:500.2 m12:370.8 m18:190.4 m23:240.8 m06:270.2 m12:500.8 m18:480.4 m23:580.8 m07:060.2 m13:000.8 m19:180.3 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.6 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.8 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 · 0.8 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.8 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.3 m

Mar Grosso: 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

266h

in January · 29 rideable days

The season runs from September to April, peaking in January: 27 rideable days a month and 266 hours of usable wind, at 25 °C. The low point is July, at 13 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 29 rideable days29 d J January: 29 rideable days29 d J February: 27 rideable days F February: 27 rideable days F March: 28 rideable days M March: 28 rideable days M April: 23.5 rideable days A April: 23.5 rideable days A May: 21.5 rideable days M May: 21.5 rideable days M June: 16.5 rideable days J June: 16.5 rideable days J July: 13 rideable days13 d J July: 13 rideable days13 d J August: 21 rideable days A August: 21 rideable days A September: 25 rideable days S October: 26.5 rideable days O November: 27.5 rideable days N December: 28 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 29 rideable days29 d J January: 29 rideable days29 d J February: 27 rideable days F February: 27 rideable days F March: 28 rideable days M March: 28 rideable days M April: 23.5 rideable days A April: 23.5 rideable days A May: 21.5 rideable days M May: 21.5 rideable days M June: 16.5 rideable days J June: 16.5 rideable days J July: 13 rideable days13 d J July: 13 rideable days13 d J August: 21 rideable days A August: 21 rideable days A September: 25 rideable days S October: 26.5 rideable days O November: 27.5 rideable days N December: 28 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 62%13-20 knots · 35%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 62% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 18 °C. The wettest month is June, with 176 mm.

Monthly averages: Mar Grosso
Monthly averages — Mar Grosso — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 29.0 266 h 26 °C 137 mm
January 29.0 266 h 26 °C 137 mm
February 27.0 241 h 28 °C 93 mm
February 27.0 241 h 28 °C 93 mm
March 28.0 249 h 27 °C 70 mm
March 28.0 249 h 27 °C 70 mm
April 23.5 187 h 24 °C 162 mm
April 23.5 187 h 24 °C 162 mm
May 21.5 193 h 22 °C 161 mm
May 21.5 193 h 22 °C 161 mm
June 16.5 121 h 20 °C 176 mm
June 16.5 121 h 20 °C 176 mm
July 13.0 80 h 18 °C 125 mm
July 13.0 80 h 18 °C 125 mm
August 21.0 165 h 19 °C 71 mm
August 21.0 165 h 19 °C 71 mm
September 25.0 242 h 21 °C 75 mm
October 26.5 288 h 22 °C 167 mm
November 27.5 291 h 24 °C 104 mm
December 28.0 278 h 25 °C 148 mm

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Technical details of Mar Grosso 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.

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