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Imbituba, Brazil

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Imbituba, Brazil

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

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Data updated

At a glance

Peak seasonYear-round89% surfable at peak
SuitsAll levels2 known spots
Boardlongboard · bothbeach
Water17–24.6°Cboardshorts–3/2 most of the year
Internet274 Mbpsmedian download · Ookla
Cost / mo$1,230+all-in, estimated

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

2 spots within 25 km · 2 with own season data

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

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Spot details

  • Praia do Rosabeach1.1 km
  • Piscina De Ondas2.2 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.

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Coworking3 listed
Cafés3 listed
Gyms3 listed

The surf year

Best window Year-round · 12 months above 60% surfable days, averaging 80%
Surfable days by month · intermediateBest window Year-round · % of days with rideable surf, ERA5 2015–2024
89peak · Mar
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Swell
midmidmidmidmidmidmidmidmidmidmidmid
Wind ok
60%64%66%66%73%75%67%54%49%49%47%55%
Water
24°25°23°23°22°20°17°17°19°20°21°22°
Barsless surfablemore
WaterSpringsuit20–23°Boardshorts24°+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
Beginner73%77%70%64%71%82%70%59%49%51%56%66%
Intermediate83%80%89%83%88%88%85%76%73%72%74%74%
Advanced47%42%62%59%64%51%62%60%69%64%58%47%

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Working from here

median 274 Mbps · no known coworking · from $770 a month · balanced scene
Internet speedmedian download · Ookla274 Mbps
Coworking spacesknown in OpenStreetMap0
Quiet ↔ Party41 / 100
Rent rangework-ready studio, monthly · USD$770–$1,460
Month all-inrent + living, modeled · USD≈ $1,230–$2,090
Estimated — modeled, not sourced

Find a place to stay

Monthly-stay searches for Imbituba.
AgodaPrices 1–3 month staysBooking.comMonthly stays, map viewAirbnbMonthly stays, map view

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Getting there

Nearest airportHercílio Luz International Airport
CodeFLN
Distance51 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