Praia da Gamboa today
- Beach day Not today Not a beach day · 2/10
- Tide now 1.2 ft ↓ falling · low 11:33 am (0.6 ft)
- Best time to fish 5:00–5:40 am average day · 6/10
- Waves · water 2.7 ft · 67 °F slight · 7.1 s from the east-southeast
- Wind · air 1 mph · 64 °F from the W, gusts 3 · overcast
- Surf today 1.4–2.2 ft Poor day · 3/10 · 3:00–6:56 pm
- Sun 5:25 am–6:32 pm 13 h 7 min of daylight
- Moon 84% · 10:45 pm waning gibbous · rises at 10:45 pm
Today in Praia da Gamboa there are high tides at 4:40 am (1.2 ft) and 2:47 pm (1.0 ft) and low tides at 11:33 am and 11:11 pm. Tide coefficient 58. Right now the tide is falling toward the low tide at 11:33 am. The sun rises at 5:25 am and sets at 6:32 pm: 13 h 7 min of daylight. The moon is 84% illuminated (waning gibbous) and rises at 10:45 pm. Major solunar periods run from 1:48 am to 3:48 am and from 2:21 pm to 4:21 pm. The next spring tides arrive from November 9 to 11. The sea is slight, with 2.7 ft waves. There's a light air from the west (1 mph). Overcast, 64 °F.
Beach day in Praia da Gamboa
Is it a beach day?
- Feels like 76 °F: pleasant
- Onshore breeze (4 mph)
- UV 4 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen
- Water at 68 °F (cool)
- Low tide at 11:33 am: more sand
- Cloudy (100% cloud cover)
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Use care · 2.6 ft
2.6 ft waves every 7 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 68 °F
Cool: refreshing on a hot day.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 4 · SPF 30
Max UV 4 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours.
- Wind 4 mph
Onshore breeze (4 mph).
- Tide & sand 11:33 am
Low tide at 11:33 am and 11:11 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 4:40 am and 2:47 pm.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority. How it works · The next 7 days
About Praia da GamboaThe beach
4.9 mi from Garopaba. Tides, weather and sun in Garopaba →
- Parking
Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. See on OpenStreetMap · Fix on OpenStreetMap
Beaches near Praia da Gamboa
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- Praia da Guarda do Embaú 2.3 mi · NE
- Parking
- Praia do Siriú 2.7 mi · S
- Parking
- Prainha da Guarda do Embaú 4.1 mi · NE
- Lifeguard
- Parking
- Garopaba's Beach 4.5 mi · S
- Parking
- Prainha do Joaquim Martins 4.6 mi · NE
- Lifeguard
- Vigia's Beach 4.6 mi · S
- Parking
- Praia de Cima 5.5 mi · NE
- Parking
- Pinheira Beach 6.2 mi · N
- Lifeguard
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
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Fishing in Praia da Gamboa today
Best time to fish
Solunar activity today: medium- High tide at 4:40 am, coefficient 58
- Sunrise at 5:25 am
- Falling pressure (−0.09 inHg in 24 h), almost no wind and some swell (2.6 ft waves) to stir the water
- Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
- Highest tide coefficient today: 58 (small tides)
Your day at a glance
The best window, 5:00 am to 5:40 am, combines the 4:40 am high tide, sunrise, falling pressure and some swell. Also good from 2:20 pm to 3:50 pm, with the 2:47 pm high tide, a major period, a light onshore breeze and some swell. Also good from 1:50 am to 4:00 am, with the 4:40 am high tide, a major period, falling pressure and some swell.
Species with the most records nearby: dusky grouper, common octopus, bluefish and gray triggerfish. What you can catch
Tides in Praia da Gamboa
Today's high and low tides
- ▲ High tide 4:40 am 1.2 ft · coef. 58
- ▼ Next low tide 11:33 am 0.6 ft
- ▲ High tide 2:47 pm 1.0 ft · coef. 49
- ▼ Low tide 11:11 pm -0.3 ft
↓ Falling The tide is falling. 6 h 49 min to low tide at 11:33 am.
Tide coefficient 58 for the 4:40 am high tide and 49 for the 2:47 pm high tide. Low coefficient. The water rises and falls 1.5 ft between the highest high and the lowest low: a large range for this place. 70 is an average tide here; 90 and above means spring tides; below 45, neap tides. What is the tide coefficient?
2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on July 13 (2.3 ft) and the lowest, on February 1 (-0.9 ft).
Mixed: two high and two low tides a day, but of quite different heights.
Heights above MLWS. Astronomical prediction: wind and air pressure can raise or lower the water by a few inches, and more in a storm. Not for navigation. MLWS
Tide coefficient and range in October
The biggest tides of the month came from October 24 to 26 (coefficient 101, 2.1 ft range). The smallest, on October 2 (coefficient 20, 1.2 ft).
Tide and solunar table · this week
| Day | Sun | Tide 1 | Tide 2 | Tide 3 | Tide 4 | Tide 5 | Coef. | Moon | Major periods | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today, Thu 29 | 5:25 am · 6:32 pm | High tide 4:40 am · 1.2 ft | Low tide 11:33 am · 0.6 ft | High tide 2:47 pm · 1.0 ft | Low tide 11:11 pm · -0.3 ft | — | Coef. 58 | 84% | Major periods 1:48 am · 2:21 pm | Medium |
| Fri 30 | 5:24 am · 6:32 pm | High tide 9:05 am · 1.3 ft | Low tide 12:51 pm · 0.9 ft | High tide 3:11 pm · 1.0 ft | — | — | Coef. 31 | 75% | Major periods 2:53 am · 3:25 pm | Low |
| Sat 31 | 5:23 am · 6:33 pm | Low tide 12:20 am · -0.2 ft | High tide 10:29 am · 1.4 ft | Low tide 8:17 pm · 0.1 ft | High tide 10:31 pm · 0.3 ft | — | Coef. 20 | 64% | Major periods 3:56 am · 4:25 pm | Medium |
| Sun 1 | 5:23 am · 6:34 pm | Low tide 1:39 am · -0.1 ft | High tide 11:31 am · 1.5 ft | Low tide 8:51 pm · 0.3 ft | High tide 11:16 pm · 0.5 ft | — | Coef. 34 | Last quarter | Major periods 4:54 am · 5:21 pm | Medium |
| Mon 2 | 5:22 am · 6:35 pm | Low tide 3:03 am · -0.1 ft | High tide 12:19 pm · 1.5 ft | Low tide 9:29 pm · 0.5 ft | High tide 11:53 pm · 0.6 ft | — | Coef. 44 | 42% | Major periods 5:47 am · 6:12 pm | Medium |
| Tue 3 | 5:21 am · 6:35 pm | Low tide 4:19 am · -0.2 ft | High tide 12:57 pm · 1.3 ft | Low tide 5:05 pm · 0.7 ft | High tide 7:35 pm · 0.9 ft | Low tide 10:12 pm · 0.7 ft | Coef. 50 | 31% | Major periods 6:36 am · 6:59 pm | Medium |
| Wed 4 | 5:20 am · 6:36 pm | High tide 12:18 am · 0.8 ft | Low tide 5:17 am · -0.2 ft | High tide 1:17 pm · 1.0 ft | Low tide 5:34 pm · 0.5 ft | High tide 9:36 pm · 1.0 ft | Coef. 59 | 22% | Major periods 7:22 am · 7:44 pm | Low |
▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · heights above MLWS. Major periods: start time; they last 2 hours. Activity: based on the moon phase and the solunar periods.
Where this tide comes from
Praia da Gamboa has no station of its own, so we use the tide at Imbituba (TICON-4), 19 mi away. On the open coast the difference is usually a few minutes and inches; inside estuaries, rivers and enclosed bays it can be much larger.
Station data attribution: Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data
The sea at Praia da Gamboa
Sea stateSea state: slight
The waves you may find
- Most commonMost common1.3 ft
- Significant2.7 ft
- Highest expectedHighest5.4 ft
One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 5.4 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 5.4 ft.
Wind on the coast and offshore
Offshore wind. The coast faces east and the wind blows from land out to sea: calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.
Wave height, next 7 daysWaves, next 7 days
Waves stay much the same all week. The biggest waves arrive on Monday 2: 3.7 ft with a period of 5 s, from the east-northeast (slight).
Water temperature
Water temperature →Water temperature changes how fish behave: in very cold or very warm water they feed less. The water warms over the next few days: about 71.4 °F by Wednesday 4.
Water colder than normal for late October (−1.8 °F).
Satellite: NASA MUR (JPL MUR MEaSUREs, PO.DAAC), doi:10.5067/GHGMR-4FJ04. Sources and licenses
Water temperature →Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 4:44 am (local time).
Surf in Praia da Gamboa today
Surf today
Poor- 1.4–2.2 ft surf at the shore, a fun size for most surfers
- 1.6 ft swell at 7 s from the east-southeast, short: weak, messy waves
- Almost no wind (4 mph): glassy water
- Falling tide (low tide at 11:11 pm)
- Light: First light 5:01 am · sunrise 5:25 am · sunset 6:32 pm · last light 6:56 pm
- Tide: high 4:40 am (1.2 ft), low 11:33 am (0.6 ft), high 2:47 pm (1.0 ft) and low 11:11 pm (-0.3 ft). Every break has its own tide: some work at low tide and others at high tide. The tide doesn’t change the score here.
- Water at 67.5 °F–68.5 °F: a springsuit or a 2 mm fullsuit.
- Energy: 24 kJ · Low power
Today’s surf at a glance
The best window, 3:00 pm to 6:56 pm, has glassy water, though with a short-period swell.
An estimate for this stretch of coast, not for a specific break: every beach or reef works its own way (its tide, bottom and angle). Check it when you get there.
Follow the flags and the lifeguards, and don’t paddle out if the surf is above your level: this score is a guide, not a substitute for what you see when you get there.
Diving in Praia da Gamboa today
Diving and snorkeling today
Likely visibility: good- Slack water around low tide (11:33 am): little current from 11:10 am to 12:00 pm
- 1.8 ft swell at 5 s from the east: some surge on the bottom
- Almost no wind
- 0.2 mph current toward the southeast, weak (model)
- Sun high: more light underwater
- Slack water today: high tide 4:40 am (3:40–6:10 am), low tide 11:33 am (11:10 am–12:00 pm), high tide 2:47 pm (2:30–3:02 pm) and low tide 11:11 pm (10:50–11:30 pm)
- Likely visibility: good. Swell (up to 2.8 ft at 7 s) over the last few days has stirred up the water. Based on the last 24 hours of data.
- Water at 67.5–68.5 °F: a 5 mm wetsuit.
- Snorkeling: doable, with some waves or wind.
- Night dive: dark from 6:56 pm. Waning gibbous (84%), rising at 10:45 pm: a bright night.
Your diving day at a glance
The best window, 10:30 am to 12:40 pm, combines slack water at low tide, light wind, weak current and the sun high. Also good from 1:50 pm to 3:20 pm, with slack water at high tide, light wind, weak current and the sun high. Also good from 5:30 am to 8:20 am, with slack water at high tide, light wind and weak current.
Slack water comes from the tide: in inlets, channels and between islands the water can keep running for an hour or two after. Ask the local dive shop.
Never dive alone and check with the local dive shop: this rating is a guide, not a substitute for a professional.
Dive sites, wrecks and dive shops nearby
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Wreck and reef positions are approximate and not for navigation; a wreck’s depth runs from the top of the hull to the seabed.
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Weather in Praia da Gamboa
Now in Praia da Gamboa
- Low / high
- 63 / 71 °F
- Rain
- 1.20 in · 99%
- Clouds
- 100%
- Humidity
- 93%
- Dew pointDew point
- 62 °F
- Visibility
- 15 mi
- UV indexUV
- 0 · low
- Air qualityAir
- Fair · 29
- Saharan dust
- No
Pressure and fishing
- ↗ RisingRising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
- → SteadySteady · now Anglers expect normal activity
- ↘ FallingFalling Anglers say fish feed more before the change
Steady now (−0.00 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.11 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.
Today, hour by hourHour by hour
Bars: mean wind. Dashed line: gusts. Arrows point where the wind blows to.
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sky | Overcast | Overcast | Overcast | Light drizzle | Drizzle | Light rain | Rain | Rain |
| Temperature | 66° | 65° | 64° | 71° | 70° | 67° | 65° | 63° |
| Wind (mph) | 3 NW | 2 W | 1 WNW | 3 ESE | 3 ESE | 4 SE | 4 SSW | 3 W |
| Gusts | 7 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 |
| Waves | 3.0 ft | 2.7 ft | 2.6 ft | 2.6 ft | 2.6 ft | 2.6 ft | 2.6 ft | 2.6 ft |
| Rain | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.03 in | 0.05 in | 0.13 in | 0.13 in |
- 6:00 am 64° 1 WNW 2.6 ft
- 9:00 am 71° 3 ESE 2.6 ft
- 12:00 pm 70° 3 ESE 2.6 ft
- 3:00 pm 67° 4 SE 2.6 ft
- 6:00 pm 65° 4 SSW 2.6 ft
- 9:00 pm 63° 3 W 2.6 ft
- 12:00 am 63° 1 W 2.6 ft
- 3:00 am 62° 2 W 2.6 ft
Next 14 daysComing days
| Day | Sky | Low / high | Max wind | Max wave | High tides |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today · 29 | 63 / 71 °F | 4 mph S | 3.0 ft | 4:40 am · 2:47 pm | |
| Fri 30 | 60 / 72 °F | 6 mph S | 3.2 ft | 9:05 am · 3:11 pm | |
| Sat 31 | 61 / 72 °F | 5 mph SE | 3.6 ft | 10:29 am · 10:31 pm | |
| Sun 1 | 62 / 74 °F | 6 mph ENE | 3.3 ft | 11:31 am · 11:16 pm | |
| Mon 2 | 67 / 86 °F | 6 mph NNE | 3.7 ft | 12:19 pm · 11:53 pm | |
| Tue 3 | 66 / 82 °F | 5 mph S | 2.9 ft | 12:57 pm · 7:35 pm | |
| Wed 4 | 67 / 80 °F | 6 mph SSW | 3.5 ft | 12:18 am · 1:17 pm · 9:36 pm | |
| Thu 5 | 68 / 74 °F | 7 mph ENE | 4.1 ft | 12:42 pm · 11:05 pm | |
| Fri 6 | 71 / 74 °F | 8 mph NW | 4.1 ft | 12:24 pm · 11:52 pm | |
| Sat 7 | 66 / 73 °F | 10 mph SW | 7.2 ft | 12:30 pm | |
| Sun 8 | 59 / 71 °F | 10 mph SW | 6.2 ft | 12:34 am · 12:48 pm | |
| Mon 9 | 55 / 72 °F | 7 mph WSW | 5.2 ft | 1:16 am · 1:12 pm | |
| Tue 10 | 52 / 75 °F | 5 mph NNE | 4.3 ft | 1:58 am · 1:39 pm | |
| Wed 11 | 61 / 78 °F | 11 mph NNE | 4.4 ft | 2:40 am · 2:09 pm |
- Fri 30 Light rain 60° / 72° 3.2 ft
- Sat 31 Light rain 61° / 72° 3.6 ft
- Sun 1 Drizzle 62° / 74° 3.3 ft
- Mon 2 Light drizzle 67° / 86° 3.7 ft
- Tue 3 Light drizzle 66° / 82° 2.9 ft
- Wed 4 Light rain 67° / 80° 3.5 ft
- Thu 5 Showers 68° / 74° 4.1 ft
Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.
- The models They don't agree · low confidence: unsure about rain on Sunday 1. See the models →
- Outlook Next few weeks, compared with normal: normal temperatures, normal rain and a slightly cooler sea. See the outlook →
- Normal Today, cooler than normal for late October (−4.2 °F; normal high: 75 °F). Climate by month →
Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 4:44 am (local time).
The sun in Praia da Gamboa
Sunrise and sunset
- First light 4:32 am
- Full dark 7:25 pm
- Civil dawn 5:01 am
- Civil dusk 6:56 pm
- Solar noon 11:58 am (76° high)
- Daylight 13 h 7 min (+2 min)
- Evening golden hour 6:00 pm
- Full dark 7:25 pm
Golden hour and the day-night map
Today the sun is 92,332,288 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.
The moon in Praia da Gamboa
Moon phase and position
Today the moon is 226,718 mi away and looks 32′ 44″ across.
Solunar periods
Today's activity: medium- 1:48–3:48 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
- 2:21–4:21 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity
- 7:26–8:26 am Minor · moonset · medium activity
- 10:15–11:15 pm Minor · moonrise · medium activity
According to solunar theory, fish feed more when the moon passes overhead or underfoot (major periods, about 2 h) and when it rises or sets (minor periods, 1 h). It works best around new and full moon.
Upcoming moon phases
2026 moon calendar →- Last quarter Sun, Nov 1 · 5:29 pmNov 1 in 3 days
- New moon Mon, Nov 9 · 4:03 amNov 9 in 11 days
- First quarter Tue, Nov 17 · 8:48 amNov 17 in 19 days
- Full moon Tue, Nov 24 · 11:54 amNov 24 in 26 days
Next perigee (the moon at its closest to Earth): November 25, 223,281 mi away.
Where to fish in Praia da Gamboa
Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby
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Water depth
Deepens quicklyThe bottom deepens quickly: 33 ft of water 1,050 ft from shore.
From the shoreline out to sea, heading east.
How far from shore
- 16 ft deep900 ft
- 33 ft deep1,050 ft
- 66 ft deep0.25 mi
- 164 ft deepnot within 3.1 mi
For fishing, swimming and diving
- Shore fishing. 33 ft of water just 1,050 ft from shore: a good cast reaches deep water. Current and surf hit harder here.
- Swimming. The water gets deeper little by little, but a few dozen yards out you can no longer stand.
- Diving. Shore diving works here: 33 ft at 1,050 ft and 66 ft at 0.25 mi from shore.
Rough estimate: here the data comes in cells of about 0.3 mi and misses details near shore (rocks, sandbars, small coves).
Source: NOAA ETOPO 2022 (CC0), cells of about 0.3 mi; depth below mean sea level. For reference only: not for navigation or anchoring.
Tides near Praia da GamboaTides nearby
- Garopaba4.9 mi
- Acores13 mi
- Pântano do Sul14 mi
- Praia da Armação16 mi
- Freguesia do Ribeirão da Ilha17 mi
- Ribeirão da Ilha18 mi
- Tapera19 mi
- Imbituba20 mi
- Carianos21 mi
- Palhoça21 mi
Praia da Gamboa at a glance
- Beach. Coordinates: 27.953° S, 48.624° W.
- It is 25 mi south of Florianópolis, the main place in Santa Catarina. The sun rises at the same time and sets 1 min later than in Florianópolis.
- 4.9 mi from Garopaba.
- The nearest tide station, Imbituba, is 19 mi to the south.
- Its coast faces east.
- Beaches and harbors nearby: Praia do Canto (0.1 mi), Praia da Guarda (2.3 mi), Praia do Siriú (2.7 mi), Praia de Garopaba (4.5 mi).
Questions about Praia da GamboaQuestions
Where is Praia da Gamboa?
4.9 mi from Garopaba, in Santa Catarina (Brazil). The shore faces east.
What amenities does Praia da Gamboa have?
According to OpenStreetMap: parking. Some may be missing or out of date, so ask at the beach.
What time is high tide today in Praia da Gamboa?
Today in Praia da Gamboa there are high tides at 4:40 am (1.2 ft) and 2:47 pm (1.0 ft) and low tides at 11:33 am and 11:11 pm. Tide coefficient 58.
What time is sunset today in Praia da Gamboa?
At 6:32 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 6:56 pm.
What time is sunrise tomorrow in Praia da Gamboa?
At 5:24 am. First light comes at 4:31 am.
What phase is the moon today?
Waning gibbous, 84% illuminated. New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 4:03 am.
When are the next spring tides?
From November 9 to 11.
What are today's solunar periods?
Major 1:48–3:48 am, Minor 7:26–8:26 am, Major 2:21–4:21 pm, Minor 10:15–11:15 pm. Today's activity is medium.
What's the weather like today in Praia da Gamboa?
Rain, from 63 °F to 71 °F, with a light air from the west (1 mph) and a 99% chance of rain.
How is the sea today in Praia da Gamboa?
Slight (Douglas 3): 2.7 ft waves with a period of 7.1 s from the east-southeast. The water is 67.5 °F.
When is the best time to visit Praia da Gamboa?
The best time to visit Praia da Gamboa is in August and from April to June: highs of 70 °F to 78 °F, about 9 rainy days a month and 4 hours of sunshine a day.
Can I use this data for navigation?
No. These are predictions for fishing and leisure; for navigation, use the official publications.
Where this data comes from
Tide: Imbituba station, with constants from TICON-4 (Hart-Davis, Dettmering and Seitz, 2025, SEANOE), licensed CC BY 4.0, via Slackwater database (changes). Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).