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Florianópolis, Brazil

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All levelsBeach breaksStrong nomad scene
Florianópolis, Brazil

All-level beach breaks, boardshorts–3/2 water by season, strong nomad scene.

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Data updated

At a glance

Peak seasonYear-round86% surfable at peak
SuitsAll levels9 known spots
Boardboth · longboardbeach
Water17.6–27.7°Cboardshorts–3/2 most of the year
Internet367 Mbpsmedian download · Ookla
Cost / mo$1,270+all-in, estimated

Where you'll surf — and work, eat, train

9 spots within 25 km · 9 with own season data

spot in season nowout of seasonno dot — no per-spot season data

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Spot details

  • Praia dos Inglesesbeach2.2 km
  • Praia Dos Inglesesbeach2.9 km
  • Mozambique Beachbeach5.2 km
  • Praia Do Mocambiquebeach7.7 km
  • Mole Beachbeach16.8 km
  • Praia Molebeach16.9 km
  • Praia Da Joaquinabeach20.8 km
  • Joaquinabeach21.6 km
  • Praia Do Rio Tavaresbeach23.3 km

3 coworking · 3 cafés · 3 gymsPowered by Google — ratings and maps are live from Google Maps. SurfBase doesn't edit or rank the reviews.

All places (9)
Coworking3 listed
Cafés3 listed
Gyms3 listed

The surf year

Best window Year-round · 12 months above 60% surfable days, averaging 81%
Surfable days by month · intermediateBest window Year-round · % of days with rideable surf, ERA5 2015–2024
86peak · Mar
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Swell
midmidmidmidmidmidmidmidmidmidmidmid
Wind ok
54%61%65%65%74%70%61%47%49%39%45%54%
Water
27°28°27°24°23°20°18°18°20°21°23°25°
Barsless surfablemore
WaterBoardshorts24°+Springsuit20–23°3/2 wetsuit17–19°
How we compute this
Computed from hourly ERA5 / ERA5-Ocean reanalysis (2015–2024): swell reaching this coast × wind quality × size for the chosen level, over daylight hours. Sea temperature 2023–2025.model v3 · computed 2026-09-22 · no forecast — a historical climatologyFull methodology
Surfable days by level, month by month
Share of surfable days per month, per level — percent
LevelJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Beginner77%83%78%69%74%80%69%63%53%57%59%73%
Intermediate81%80%86%82%84%85%85%78%80%72%76%77%
Advanced60%66%74%78%82%76%82%78%83%72%73%65%

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Working from here

median 367 Mbps · 4 known coworking spaces · from $770 a month · balanced scene
Internet speedmedian download · Ookla367 Mbps
Coworking spacesknown in OpenStreetMap4
Quiet ↔ Party41 / 100
Rent rangework-ready studio, monthly · USD$770–$1,460
Month all-inrent + living, modeled · USD≈ $1,270–$2,140
Estimated — modeled, not sourced

Find a place to stay

Monthly-stay searches for Florianópolis.
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Getting there

Nearest airportHercílio Luz International Airport
CodeFLN
Distance29 km

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Sources & confidence

AI-seeded · not yet human-checkedSee the full methodology for how every figure is computed.Town references: osm · openwateratlas · wikidata · open-meteo · osm-coworking · ourairports · ookla · google-places · open-meteo-skill · osm-poi · ookla-wifi · wb-price-level
Updated 2026-09-22Suggest a correction