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Praia do Barcela

Metropolitan Region of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil

Praia do Barcela 1 photo

  • Sunset 20160502 174017

    Sunset 20160502 174017. Rachmaninoff, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:27 pm
6 am
3.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
7 am
2.9
14 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
8 am
3.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
9 am
3.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.9
15 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.7
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.5
22 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
4.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.8
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Praia do Barcela.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
19°C66°F
Water
22°C71°F
Wind
63 km/hmph NW
Gusts
127 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
85%
Sunset
6:27 pm
Today
3.6Poor6 am117
2.9Poor7 am148
3.6Poor8 am1610
3.5Poor9 am1610
3.9Poor10 am1510
3.7Poor11 am2012
3.5Poor12 pm2213
3.5Poor1 pm2113
3.7Poor2 pm1912
4.2Fair3 pm1811
4.8Fair4 pm1710
5.7Good5 pm138
6.3Good6 pm138
Sat
3.9Poor6 am42
4.8Fair7 am74
4.6Fair8 am21
4.4Fair9 am32
4.4Fair10 am85
3.8Poor11 am138
3.0Poor12 pm1711
3.1Poor1 pm1610
3.2Poor2 pm159
4.6Fair3 pm149
4.7Fair4 pm64
4.7Fair5 pm85
4.7Fair6 pm96
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 6 am, -0.6 m. High at 12 pm, 0.2 m. Low at 6 pm, -0.3 m. High at 12 am, 0.3 mLow 6 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 12 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 6 pm, -0.3 m1 ftHigh 12 am, 0.3 m<1 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • Low 6 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 12 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 6 pm, -0.3 m1 ft
  • High 12 am, 0.3 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun6.7 GoodBest 11 am to 2 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 51%
  • Mon7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 45%
  • Tue6.7 GoodBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 29%
  • Wed7.7 GreatBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 37%
  • Thu5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 62%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 470 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 590 m0.4 mi
  • Playground490 m0.3 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
80 m250 ftRodovia João Paulo (18)
Nearest town
5.6 km3.5 miFlorianópolis (city)
Nearest airport
13 km8 miAeroporto Internacional de Florianópolis Hercílio Luz (FLN)

Nearby places

  • Pizzaria FornettoPizza
    590 m0.4 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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