Santa Catarina is the best surf area in Brazil. It picks bigger swells coming from the South Atlantic and Antartica. The best period is from April to October, but the swells are very consistent so you can surf it year around. In the summer its well know by its huge parties and beautifull girls.
Dominant Swell and Wind Direction : during summer, it recives a lot of swell from the north, and during the rest of the year from the south (antartica)
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Praia Brava, Brazil
By marcoht, 2007-02-16 17:30:00 Pre-Carnival Session
This was my worst surf session ever... But the most beautiful chicks of my life in the beach and the sound been played by Kiwi bar was awesome!!!
The session worse more by the "day party" then the waves...
description is not accurate. northern santa catarina doesn´t get the southern swells, they just pass by, as its coast is mostly facing NE, and because of the island of santa catarina, that blocks these swells. if you happen to be in this state, go to Florianopolis island, or the southern coast, which are a lot more exposed to swells.surf on this coast relies on SE/E/NE swells, which aren´t usually big nor constant. But, they do have some very nice point breaks, mostly right-handers, that will break on big SE/E swells. they also have some trouble with localism in a very few locations. though, it´s a very beutiful region, with nice parties in summer, especially around balneario camboriú.
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comment by Anonymous, 2007-01-05 18:54:11