Santa Catarina, Brazil
Praia da Vila
Also known as Imbituba
Advanced
Point break
Rock bottom
Peels left
0.9–3.5 m
Mid tide
Brazil's best left-hand point break and one of the top waves in South America. Praia da Vila in Imbituba produces long, hollow lefts that break over a rocky point. The wave has hosted WSL Championship Tour events and put Brazilian surfing on the world map. Consistent winter swells from the South Atlantic provide regular surf.
Hazards
RocksCrowdsLocalism
Conditions
- Best swell
- S, SE
- Best wind
- NW, W
- Season
- Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
- Wave size
- 0.9–3.5 m
- Wave quality
- Consistency
- Crowd
- Coordinates
- -28.2347, -48.6553
Facilities
ParkingShowers