Brazil / Santa Catarina
Meia Praia
Meia Praia is a 3.1 km-long sandy beach facing east, 4.0 km north-east of Navegantes (Santa Catarina, Brazil). The sea averages 26.5 °C in February, its warmest month, and 18.2 °C in August; it is 21 °C or warmer in November–May.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Meia Praia
Beach-day index 5.8/10 · Brazil median 8.1
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 26.3 °C | 26.5 °C | 25.9 °C | 24.5 °C | 22.1 °C | 20.0 °C | 18.4 °C | 18.2 °C | 19.3 °C | 20.9 °C | 22.9 °C | 24.9 °C |
| High °C | 26° | 27° | 26° | 25° | 22° | 20° | 19° | 19° | 20° | 21° | 23° | 25° |
| Low °C | 25° | 26° | 25° | 23° | 21° | 19° | 18° | 18° | 19° | 20° | 22° | 24° |
| Rain mm | 178 | 154 | 130 | 92 | 102 | 97 | 104 | 71 | 107 | 113 | 102 | 118 |
| Cloud % | 73 | 69 | 65 | 62 | 63 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 75 | 74 |
| Wind m/s | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.4 |
| Daylight h | 13.7 | 13.0 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.7 | 13.4 | 13.8 |
| Record high/low | 30°/22° | 30°/23° | 29°/20° | 29°/17° | 26°/14° | 24°/13° | 23°/9° | 23°/12° | 25°/13° | 25°/17° | 27°/18° | 28°/20° |
| Beach index | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 7.9 |
Long-term monthly averages: air from NASA POWER (2001–2020), sea from NOAA OISST (1991–2020); records are the extremes of 2001–2020. How the index works.
When to go
The beach-day index peaks in February–April and December; April scores 8.3/10 with highs of 25 °C, sea at 24.5 °C and 92 mm of rain.
That matches the median for beaches in Brazil in the same month.
At its warmest the water here is 0.5 °C cooler than the Brazil median for February (27.0 °C).
Across the year the sea averages 22.5 °C, warmer than 70% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
January is the wettest month (178 mm) and August the driest (71 mm); the yearly total is about 1,370 mm.
Daylight runs from 10.5 hours in June to 13.8 hours in December; in mid-April the sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 17:59 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces east (100°). Open water fills about 42% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
At no time of year does the sun set over the sea here: sunset bearings run from 243° to 296°, behind the land.
Sunrise is over the sea in every month.
Straight out to the east there is open water for more than 2,000 km, so the beach is exposed to long ocean swell.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 12 m deep and 13 m at 3 km. Behind the beach the ground is about 5 m above sea level 500 m inland and 6 m at 1.5 km, a flat coastal plain.
Within 1 km, the land is 56% built-up land, 23% grassland and 13% tree cover (satellite land-cover map, 2021): an urban beach. Water makes up 49% of that circle.
- Built 56%
- Grass 23%
- Tree 13%
- Bare 5%
- Wetland 3%
Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m). Orientation from OpenStreetMap land polygons sampled in 36 directions; depths and heights from the GEBCO 2020 grid (about 450 m cells), indicative only.
OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
Facilities within 1 km
- 11Restaurants, cafés & bars
- –Public toilets
- –Showers
- –Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 2Hotels & guesthouses
- 2Grocery shops
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 8 restaurants and 3 bars. Accommodation: 2 hotels and guesthouses.
Counted within 1 km of the beach (bus stops 1.5 km) from OpenStreetMap features and Overture Maps places, release of 2026-10. Unmapped does not mean absent.
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ministro Victor Konder International Airport Navegantes | NVT | 2.0 km | south-west |
| Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport Joinville | JOI | 73.2 km | north |
| Hercílio Luz International Airport Florianópolis | FLN | 89.7 km | south |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
2 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 381.3K residents); within 30 km there are 9 (about 836.9K).
Map
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Data on this page
- Air temperature, rain, cloud, wind, humidity: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2020, 0.5° grid.
- Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 monthly normals 1991–2020, nearest ocean cell 1.5 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature r6480698; restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
- Towns and time zone: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Airports: OurAirports (public domain). Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations.
- Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2A_22JGR_20240418_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 33.1K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.