Beach forecast for Praia das Pacas
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (GMT-3) · Santa Catarina, Brazil Today, Thu, Oct 29 · GMT-3- Swimming
- Calm · 1.6 ft
- Water
- 69 °F · cool
- Max UV
- 7 · SPF 50
- Low tide
- 11:33 am and 11:11 pm
Today, Thursday, October 29, it's a poor beach day in Praia das Pacas (4/10). The best hours are from 8:00 am to 11:00 am: little wind, a calm sea and low tide at 11:33 am, though with clouds. The best day this week is Tuesday, November 3, at 9/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 4Poor beach day | 8:00–11:00 am | Calm · 1.6 ft | 69 °F | 7 |
| Fri 30 | 2Not a beach day | No good window | Calm · 2.2 ft | 68 °F | 7 |
| Sat 31 | 6Fair beach day | 6:00–9:00 am12:00–5:00 pm | Calm · 1.9 ft | 68 °F | 10 |
| Sun 1 | 6Fair beach day | 1:00–6:00 pm6:00–9:00 am | Calm · 1.8 ft | 69 °F | 11 |
| Mon 2 | 5Fair beach day | 6:00–9:00 am | Calm · 1.7 ft | 70 °F | 10 |
| Tue 3 | 9Perfect beach day | 7:00 am–12:00 pm | Calm · 1.8 ft | 72 °F | — |
| Wed 4 | 6Fair beach day | 10:00 am–2:00 pm | Calm · 1.6 ft | 72 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
- Feels like 71 °F: mild
- Onshore breeze (7 mph)
- Calm for swimming: 1.6 ft waves
- UV 6 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen
- Water at 69 °F (cool)
- Low tide at 11:33 am: more sand
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Calm · 1.6 ft
1.6 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 69 °F
Cool: refreshing on a hot day.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 7 · SPF 50
Max UV 7 (high): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours.
- Wind 13 mph
Moderate onshore wind (13 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.
The best window, 8:00 am to 11:00 am, brings little wind, a calm sea and low tide at 11:33 am, though with clouds.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:00 am | 3 | Overcast | 69 °F | 5 mph | 1.6 ft | 0 |
| 7:00 am | 3 | Overcast | 70 °F | 5 mph | 1.6 ft | 1 |
| 8:00 am | 4 | Overcast | 71 °F | 4 mph | 1.6 ft | 2 |
| 9:00 am | 5 | Overcast | 71 °F | 5 mph | 1.6 ft | 4 |
| 10:00 am | 5 | Overcast | 70 °F | 7 mph | 1.6 ft | 6 |
| 11:00 am | 4 | Overcast | 69 °F | 9 mph | 1.6 ft | 7 |
| 12:00 pm | 1 | Overcast | 68 °F | 11 mph | 1.6 ft | 7 |
| 1:00 pm | 0 | Light drizzle | 67 °F | 11 mph | 1.6 ft | 5 |
| 2:00 pm | 0 | Light drizzle | 66 °F | 12 mph | 1.6 ft | 3 |
| 3:00 pm | 0 | Light drizzle | 65 °F | 12 mph | 1.6 ft | 2 |
| 4:00 pm | 0 | Light rain | 64 °F | 13 mph | 1.6 ft | 1 |
| 5:00 pm | 0 | Light rain | 62 °F | 13 mph | 1.6 ft | 0 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Praia das Pacas
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- Praia Saquinho 0.7 mi · S
- Praia do Pântano do Sul 1.1 mi · NE
- Praia da Caieira da Barra do Sul 2.4 mi · SW
- Parking
- Praia da Lagoinha do Leste 3.3 mi · NE
- Praia da Caiacanga-Açu Sul 3.3 mi · NW
- Praia dos Naufragados 3.3 mi · SW
- Praia do Matadeiro 3.5 mi · NE
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Praia da Armação 4.3 mi · N
- Restrooms
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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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 0 of 3, warmth 2 of 4, calm sea 1 of 1, water 0.5 of 1 and tide 0.9 of 1; short window: the rating keeps 95%.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Praia das Pacas
Is it a beach day in Praia das Pacas today?
A poor beach day: 4/10. Best from 8:00 am to 11:00 am, with little wind, a calm sea and low tide at 11:33 am, though with clouds.
What are the swimming conditions in Praia das Pacas today?
1.6 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Praia das Pacas?
About 69 °F today: cool. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Praia das Pacas today?
UV reaches 7 (high): SPF 50 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat.
When is low tide in Praia das Pacas?
Today low tide is at 11:33 am and 11:11 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 4:40 am and 2:47 pm.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Praia das Pacas?
Tomorrow, Friday, October 30: not a beach day (2/10).
What beaches are near Praia das Pacas?
Praia Saquinho (0.7 mi), Praia do Pântano do Sul (1.1 mi), Praia da Caieira da Barra do Sul (2.4 mi), Praia da Lagoinha do Leste (3.3 mi) and Praia da Caiacanga-Açu Sul (3.3 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
More about Praia das Pacas today
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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0), the tide from Imbituba (TICON-4) and the sun from astronomy-engine. 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