Surf

Florianópolis is one of the most privileged to the practice of surfing, it receives two main waves of quarters, which is south and east. Therefore, you can surf every day, getting waves 3 to 5 feet (a meter to a meter and a half), regardless of the station at the time. Moreover, in better days the island of Santa Catarina breaking waves up to 10 feet in some beaches. But the sea of Floripa is not just for "experts." The beaches of Barra da Lagoa, Armação English and in days of waves from east and south are ideal for those who are starting.

Florianópolis is one of the few places that have wind from all directions. According to the most understood the matter, the winds are south and west winds of the cold seasons, autumn and winter, and the winds of the quadrants north, northeast and east winds are the warm seasons, spring and summer. The surf does not depend on the wind but the waves of the swell. The best waves for the island is east, back to the waves with better quality, as in spring and summer seasons.