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Camacho 66.5

#2713 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇧🇷 Brazil · Santa Catarina · near Laguna

Works almost every day, wind is the enemy here, no off season.

Works all yearIntermediate
Surf score66.5 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days12% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell18% period 11 s+
Typical size1.7 m 5.5 ft median
Water21°C a 2 mm shorty

Best time to surf Camacho

The best time to surf Camacho is May, June, July. It rarely works. In May the water sits around 21°C, so pack a 2 mm shorty, and the typical wave is 1.8 m. The nearest airport is FLN (110 km) and the nearest town is Laguna (17 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%8%1.4 m25°Cboardies
Feb100%10%1.4 m26°Cboardies
Mar100%13%1.6 m25°Cvest
Apr99%12%1.7 m23°Cvest
May99%21%1.8 m21°C2mm
Jun100%18%1.8 m18°C3/2
Jul98%20%1.8 m16°C3/2
Aug100%12%1.8 m17°C3/2
Sep100%11%1.9 m18°C3/2
Oct100%9%1.9 m19°C3/2
Nov100%3%1.8 m20°C2mm
Dec100%6%1.5 m23°Cvest

Why 66.5

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
6.7
Groundswell 12%
3.4
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
5.0
Water comfort 10%
5.6
Access 10%
8.1

The detail

Faces 170° with 50% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 66% of days. Mean peak period 9.1 s. Days over 3 m: 3%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 12%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -28.616, -48.860 (OpenStreetMap).

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