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Praia Grande · Ubatuba

Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil · Beach break

Local time — · Sunrise 05:11 · Sunset 18:18

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Reading the ocean.

SWELLRADAR is requesting a verified marine run for Praia Grande · Ubatuba.

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Spot intelligence.

This is Praia Grande in Ubatuba, between Tenório and Toninhas, not another Brazilian Praia Grande. Rock Point and Baguari are distinct ends of the beach. Local schools choose lesson conditions and sections individually; their presence does not make the entire lineup suitable for an unaided beginner.

Profile source · Ubatuba Tourism · Praia Grande
Profile 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. Ubatuba’s tourism authority locates the beach and its rocky ends; the retained catalogue pin is within about 90 m of its published beach coordinate, not a surveyed takeoff. Surf-Forecast’s Ubatuba-specific guide names S and SE swell in different sections: the SSE axis is only a coarse reference across that sector, not an exact optimum. Local schools describe supervised, condition-dependent learning. Intermediate is a conservative editorial grade for this unsplit busy beach, not a universal published ability rating. All-stages tide guidance adds no phase bonus.

NS

Source-informed axes

Swell axis SSE · 158°

Offshore wind from NW · Intermediate profile

Wave

Left and right beach peaks

Shifting sandbanks with rocky ends

Swell window

S–SE · bank-dependent

0.6–3.0 m offshore ranking band

Clean wind

NW · light offshore

Applied to wind scoring

Tide window

All stages · choose the bank

No tide phase affects scoring

Field guide

Read the break.

Character

01

Praia Grande · Ubatuba is defined by left and right beach peaks over shifting sandbanks with rocky ends. 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

02

S–SE · bank-dependent swell, nw · light offshore and all stages · choose the bank 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

03

Choose a peak that matches your experience and reassess it as tide and crowd change. Pay particular attention to crowded takeoffs, rocky beach ends, powerful breaking peaks. Local signs and advice always take priority.

Know before you paddle

Live conditions and local advice always override this profile.

Crowded takeoffsRocky beach endsPowerful breaking peaksShared swimming and lesson areas
Optional community layerRecent surfer reportsVoluntary and potentially incomplete. Not used for the forecast or Surf Score.

The break

Beach break

Intermediate. Works best with S–SE · bank-dependent swell.

Timing

NW · light offshore

All stages · choose the bank. 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.