Praia do Matadeiro
Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil · Beach break
Local time — · Sunrise 05:15 · Sunset 18:43
Reading the ocean.
SWELLRADAR is requesting a verified marine run for Praia do Matadeiro.
Spot intelligence.
This is Matadeiro on Florianópolis, not the namesake beach in Spain. Short, hollow peaks form over changing sandbanks. The river crossing from Armação is a separate access decision: lagoon outflow and water level can change it. This intermediate-to-advanced beach is not a first-lesson recommendation.
Profile source · Guia Floripa · Praia do MatadeiroProfile sources & limits
Reviewed 19 Oct 2026 · not observation-validated
Published sources reviewed by SWELLRADAR, not validation against measured breaking waves. Swell-from and wind-from axes are independent qualitative ranking inputs, not surveyed shoreline bearings. The inherited generic 0.6–3.0 m offshore-model height bands are unchanged: they are not measured local surf limits, safe learner ranges or wave-face conversions. Requested marine points are not takeoffs. No preferred tide motion, safe water depth or safe entry is inferred. Banks, currents, access and personal ability need a local shore assessment. Guia Floripa consistently describes E swell and southerly wind. Surf-Forecast’s Brazilian page instead names SW wind and contains conflicting SE/NE swell text and a river-only description. Its axes and wave-direction claim are not adopted: E comes from the local guide, wind-direction scoring stays off, and the beach is not reduced to one left at the river. Intermediate is a conservative editorial baseline, not an all-condition ability certification. Access warnings are not interpreted as a best-tide rule.
- Guia Floripa · Praia do Matadeiro
Brazilian beach identity, sandbanks, strong backwash, E swell, S wind and river-crossing variability
- Guia Floripa · local surf guide
Short hollow peaks at the beach and rocks, E swell and southerly wind; not a universal beginner grade
- Surf-Forecast · Matadeiro, Santa Catarina
Brazil rather than Spain location and rip warning; differing wind and internally inconsistent swell/section descriptions retained as review limitations, not scoring evidence
Source-informed axes
Swell axis E · 90°
Wind axis pending · Intermediate profile
Wave
Short, hollow beach peaks
Changing sandbanks with rocky margins
Swell window
E · local beach guidance
0.6–3.0 m offshore ranking band
Clean wind
Local check · S/SW guidance differs
No wind-direction bonus
Tide window
Local check · no phase assumption
No tide phase affects scoring
Field guide
Read the break.
Character · setup · local read
Field guide
Read the break.
Character
01Praia do Matadeiro is defined by short, hollow beach peaks over changing sandbanks with rocky margins. The shape can change with swell angle, period and the active section, so the live score should always be paired with a visual check from shore.
Best setup
02E · local beach guidance swell, local check · s/sw guidance differs and local check · no phase assumption form the profile baseline. SWELLRADAR retains 0.6–3.0 m as an offshore-model ranking band, not a measured local surf limit or a breaking-wave prediction.
Lineup read
03Choose a peak that matches your experience and reassess it as tide and crowd change. Pay particular attention to strong rip and backwash currents, hollow breaking waves, rocky margins. Local signs and advice always take priority.
Know before you paddle
Live conditions and local advice always override this profile.
Optional community layerRecent surfer reportsVoluntary and potentially incomplete. Not used for the forecast or Surf Score.
The break
Beach break
Intermediate. Works best with E · local beach guidance swell.
Timing
Local check · S/SW guidance differs
Local check · no phase assumption. Re-check local observations and the lineup before you paddle out.
Data note
Model data unavailable
SWELLRADAR withholds numerical conditions, scores and surf windows until a quality-checked marine forecast is available.