Praia Mole - NE

Name: Praia Mole - NE
Address: BR

📍 Santa Catarina , Florianopolis · Nearest city: Lagoa (3 km)

46 XC score / 100 · takeoff at 82 m · 📍 View on map

🌊 Strong sea breeze — 9 km from coast · high convergence

☀️ Sun times (UTC)

Best flying hours: thermals start ~2h after sunrise, peak at solar noon, glass-off from golden hour

Sunrise: 09:34

Solar noon: 15:12

Golden hour: 19:49 (last thermal + glass-off)

Sunset: 20:49

Day: 11.3 h daylight hours

Coordinates and external links

Lat / Lng: -27.60910, -48.43770

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Forecast next days

Updated: 2026-04-22 12:44 UTC · Source: Open-Meteo · Thermal window 10:00–18:00 local time

2026-04-2290/100

Very favorable day for XC, cloud base ~922 m, wind 15 km/h.

base ~922m · wind 15 km/h

2026-04-2375/100

Very favorable day for XC, cloud base ~770 m, wind 10 km/h.

base ~770m · wind 10 km/h

2026-04-2475/100

Very favorable day for XC, cloud base ~573 m, wind 10 km/h.

base ~573m · wind 10 km/h

2026-04-2595/100

Very favorable day for XC, cloud base ~576 m, wind 8 km/h, precipitation 1.5 mm.

base ~576m · wind 8 km/h · precip 1.5mm

Composite flyability score (CAPE + LI + wind + precip + low clouds). Cross-check with local pilots before flying.

🌬 Daily wind (next days)

04-22

↗ 14

km/h medio

04-23

← 9

km/h medio

04-24

↓ 9

km/h medio

04-25

↖ 7

km/h medio

Daily summary (10m wind). Full hour × altitude chart is being added progressively.

Takeoff orientations

NNEESE SSWWNW

Green = good orientation · Yellow = possible · Gray = not suitable

Why this site has thermal potential

Factor	Value	Interpretation
Hotspot density (5 km)	2	Low
Avg thermal probability	0.85	Based on thousands of aggregated IGC flights
Solar orientation	0.45	Slope faces north in southern hemisphere
Own flight history	0.00	Thermals detected in platform IGC tracks

Real takeoff terrain

SRTM elevation	90 m AMSL
Average slope	2.8°
Slope aspect	138° (SE)
Hemisphere	south — Orientation unfavorable for direct solar thermals

Derived from SRTM 30m (NASA).

Upcoming competitions in this country

PWCA Paragliding World Cup Brazil 2026 · 2026-04-19 – 2026-04-26 · PWCA [+info]
Copa del Mundo PWCA en Gov. Valadares, Brasil
Campeonato Brasileiro Sport 2026 - Bela Vista · 2026-09-01 – 2026-09-07 · CBVL
Campeonato nacional categoria Sport, Brasil

Takeoff description

1 take of at the time. ease, no turbulence.

Pilot comments

very beautiful, pretty ease, relax and enjoy the view style.

Nearby sites

Praia Mole - SE (38) · Lagoa da Conceição - HG (36) · Lagoa da Conceição (39) · Rio Vermelho (42) · Matadeiro (14) · Praia Brava - E, NE (14)

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Information derived from public data (ParaglidingEarth, kk7). Before flying: contact local pilots, check the METAR of the nearest airport and review today's forecast.