Praia do Rio Tavares
Rio Tavares · Florianópolis, Brazil · Beach break
Local time — · Sunrise 05:15 · Sunset 18:43
Reading the ocean.
SWELLRADAR is requesting a verified marine run for Praia do Rio Tavares.
Spot intelligence.
The existing marker represents Rio Tavares' open surf beach, not a precisely surveyed Pico da Cruz or Riozinho takeoff. First-hand accounts describe exposed currents and fast closeouts under southern swell. Intermediate is a conservative independent-recommendation minimum, not an official grade or all-condition clearance. Reassess the actual bank and exit; old trail descriptions do not establish today's permitted or safe access.
Profile source · Rodrigo Kiko Bungus Ferreira · original Rio Tavares field accountProfile sources & limits
Reviewed 23 Oct 2026 · not observation-validated
Published sources reviewed by SWELLRADAR, not validation against measured breaking waves. Swell-from and wind-from references are independent qualitative ranking inputs, not surveyed optima or complete acceptance windows. Inherited generic 0.6–3.0 m offshore-model bands remain unchanged and unvalidated: they are not measured local working ranges, safe learner limits or wave-face conversions. Original approximate map pins are retained, not surveyed takeoffs or approved entries. Explicit offshore requests do not resolve local shelter, sandbanks, reef depth, harbour structures or currents. Rodrigo 'Kiko Bungus' Ferreira's original 2010 photographed field account identifies the Beco da Lua approach to Rio Tavares' dune-backed beach, E/SE swell and an independent W–NW wind sector, while warning about strong currents. ESE/112.5° is a coarse qualitative reference, not a measured optimum; its small-surf, uncrowded, no-current and trail wording is not a present safety/access promise. Douglas Cominski's original 2023 Waves account independently describes rapid southern-swell closeouts, not a universal S-swell quality bonus. Pietro M. Silva's first-hand local guide corroborates the dune-backed sandy Rio Tavares shore and identifies Pico da Cruz as a named subsection, not the entire mapped beach. No source fixes the active bank or confirms one numeric wind optimum across the whole shore, so directional wind scoring and opposite-swell fallback remain disabled. No whole-beach handedness, empirical height factor, all-size learner range, preferred tide phase or movement is invented. Separate Riozinho/Pico da Cruz settings and Lomba do Sabão's NE-wind shelter are not transferred.
- Rodrigo Kiko Bungus Ferreira · original Rio Tavares field account
Original authored 2010 account with own photographs identifies the Rio Tavares dune-backed shore, E/SE swell, independent W–NW wind and strong-current exposure; historical trail and small-surf descriptions are not current access or safety guidance
- Douglas Cominski / Waves · original Rio Tavares session account
Original photographer's 2023 account describes Rio Tavares' rapid closeouts with southern swell despite clean wind; session-specific wave sizes and athlete performance are not local working-range or beginner validation
- Pietro M. Silva · original first-hand Floripa guide, Rio Tavares section
Author who grew up surfing Rio Tavares identifies the dune-backed sandy shore and distinguishes named Pico da Cruz, its sand peaks and increasing crowd; subsection handedness is not a uniform whole-beach rule
Source-informed axes
Swell axis ESE · 113°
Wind axis pending · Intermediate profile
Wave
Fast beach peaks · southern-swell closeouts
Open sandy beach · shifting banks
Swell window
E–SE · qualitative open-beach reference
0.6–3.0 m offshore ranking band
Clean wind
W–NW reported · beach-wide optimum unverified
No wind-direction bonus
Tide window
Bank-specific · check locally
No tide phase affects scoring
Field guide
Read the break.
Character · setup · local read
Field guide
Read the break.
Character
01Praia do Rio Tavares is defined by fast beach peaks · southern-swell closeouts over open sandy beach · shifting banks. 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–SE · qualitative open-beach reference swell, w–nw reported · beach-wide optimum unverified and bank-specific · check locally 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 open-beach currents, fast closing sections, changing sandbanks and exposed surf. 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–SE · qualitative open-beach reference swell.
Timing
W–NW reported · beach-wide optimum unverified
Bank-specific · check locally. 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.