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Praia do Rosa surf guide

A bay ringed by green hills with beach-break peaks and hillside pousadas — one of Brazil's prettiest surf spots.

Location
Santa Catarina, Brazil (-28.1300, -48.6400)
Best season
Mar – Sep: March, April, May, June, July, August, September
Water temperature
17–24°C (boardshorts (warmest) to 3/2 mm (coldest))
Waves
Beach break
Suits
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced surfers

Surf spots in Praia do Rosa

Where to stay in Praia do Rosa

672 places to stay within 10 km: 191 guest house, 174 hotel, 119 holiday rental, 58 bed and breakfast, 47 chalet, 27 hostel, 22 resort, 16 villa, 7 camp site, 6 surf camp, 3 caravan site, 2 motel. Compare them by distance to the nearest surf spot on the interactive map.

Surf camps: Rosatrip Surf Bungalows, Rosa Surf Hostel, Ice Point Surf Houses, Ombak Bagus Surf Villa, Ferrugem Surf Camp, Camping Pousada Padang Surfcamp.

Hostels: Regina Guest House, Vila no Rosa Hospedaria - Praia do Rosa, Warung Guest House, Paraíso Hostel, Hostel CasAmarela, Albergue Explorer.

Cafés, food and surf shops

31 cafés and bakeries, 203 restaurants and bars, 17 surf schools and 8 surf shops nearby. Surf schools: Escola de Surf Capitão David, Rosa Surf School, Epic Surf, Surfamily, Luz Surf School, Casa do surf - baré, Alaia escola de surf, Rizzo Surf School.

Frequently asked questions

When is the best time to surf in Praia do Rosa?

The best surf season in Praia do Rosa is Mar – Sep (March, April, May, June, July, August, September). The sea ranges from 17°C to 24°C over the year.

Which months have the most good surf days in Praia do Rosa?

Measured over the last three years (2023-11-01 to 2026-10-31), the waves at Praia do Rosa's best spot were good or better most often in May (43% of days, 5% great), July (34% of days, 5% great) and June (32% of days, 2% great), and least often in January (12%). From each day's swell and wind (Open-Meteo), rated like Swell Cabin's forecast.

Do I need a wetsuit in Praia do Rosa?

Water temperature in Praia do Rosa is 17–24°C: boardshorts (warmest) to 3/2 mm (coldest).

Is Praia do Rosa good for beginner surfers?

Yes. Praia do Rosa suits beginner, intermediate and advanced surfers; spots that work for beginners or all levels include Rosa and Ribanceira.

What are the surf spots in Praia do Rosa?

Praia do Rosa has 3 surf spots on Swell Cabin: Rosa (Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces E (offshore wind from the W), best at all tides); Ribanceira (Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces ENE (offshore wind from the WSW), best at all tides); Imbituba (Beach break, lefts and rights, advanced surfers, best at all tides).

Where should surfers stay in Praia do Rosa?

Swell Cabin lists 672 places to stay within 10 km of Praia do Rosa, including 6 surf camps such as Rosatrip Surf Bungalows, Rosa Surf Hostel, Ice Point Surf Houses and Ombak Bagus Surf Villa, 27 hostels, 191 guesthouses and homestays, 135 rentals and villas. Each one shows its distance to the nearest surf spot.

What is the surf forecast for Praia do Rosa this week?

Swell Cabin shows a live 7-day surf forecast for Praia do Rosa and each of its 3 surf spots on https://swellcabin.com/town/praia-do-rosa: each spot rated hour by hour (Flat, Poor, Fair, Good, Great or Epic) from the way its coast faces, the swell, its period, the wind and the tide, with the best time each day and why, the size in surfers' words (e.g. "chest to head high, clean"), tides, and how sure the forecast is (three wave models compared). It is checked live against the nearest buoy and airport wind reports where there are any, and refreshed every few hours (waves from Open-Meteo, wind from MET Norway).

When is the best tide to surf in Praia do Rosa?

It depends on the spot: shallow reefs usually want mid to high tide, most beach breaks work best around mid tide. Swell Cabin's forecast for Praia do Rosa weighs each spot's tide hour by hour and shows the best window each day with the high and low tide times, predicted from the Imbituba tide gauge (11 km away).

Is the Praia do Rosa surf forecast checked against measurements?

Yes. The open water off Praia do Rosa is checked against the satellite altimeters (Copernicus Marine's near-real-time wave heights): 36 satellite passes within 100 km since 2026-09-25, typically 57 km out, put the forecast wave height within 20% of the measurement 75% of the time after correcting the wave model, which ran 6% low out there (83% before). Of the three wave models compared, Météo-France has been the closest to the satellites here. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information (https://doi.org/10.48670/moi-00179). Last checked 2026-11-04.

How reliable is Swell Cabin's information about Praia do Rosa?

Trust in this page's data is medium (55/100): the town has not been verified against sources in the last 12 months; 0 of 3 spots fully verified, 3 with a researched tide; season and water temperature checked against measured data; no open audit warnings. How we check: https://github.com/danielgalam/swellcabin/blob/main/docs/data-accuracy.md Last checked against sources on 2026-11-05. Every value comes from measured data (Open-Meteo, buoys), open databases (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata) or a published page we opened, never from visitor reports; a daily audit compares them and a weekly evaluation measures the error rate (https://github.com/danielgalam/swellcabin/blob/main/docs/data-quality.md).

Is there a live surf cam in Praia do Rosa?

Swell Cabin hasn't found a live surf cam it could check in Praia do Rosa yet (it only lists cams it has opened); the surf forecast on its page shows the waves this week.

Where can I take surf lessons in Praia do Rosa?

Surf schools in and around Praia do Rosa include Escola de Surf Capitão David, Rosa Surf School, Epic Surf, Surfamily, Luz Surf School and Casa do surf - baré.

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