Continent |
South America |
Country |
Brazil |
Next Big City |
Fortaleza |
Next Town |
Taiba |
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Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rooms, School, Food, Parking |
Water
Type: |
Small wave, Medium wave |
Hazards: |
Swimmers, Rocks |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Low tide, Coming tide, Falling tide |
Small to medium sized waves. During swell season (rainy season from February until May) the waves can get as big as 3m, can also form tubes. Normally between 1-1.5m waves. Downwind you will find rocks, which are covered at high tide.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Medium |
Hazards: |
No information |
Beach Users: |
January |
Long, sandy beach. Pretty wide during low tide, during high tide up to 30m wide. Never really crowded beach, but January and weekends has some more sunbathers.
Weather
Spring:
|
Shorts |
Summer:
|
Shorts |
Fall:
|
Shorts |
Winter:
|
Shorts |
Shorts all year round. Water 29°C, air around 30°C. Strong sun, always put on sun lotion and sun protection. Rainy season from February until May, which still gets sun most of the time.
Wind
Best Months: |
January, July, August, September, October, November, December |
Wind Type: |
Thermal, Trade |
Best Direction: |
E, ESE, SE |
Main Direction: |
E, ESE, SE |
The winds blows almost daily from July until February. Strongest months August until October. Always from the same direction. Peak winds between 11am and 2pm. Off season about 60% wind.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Short walk |
From Fortaleza drive northwest for about 1 hour to Taiba. In Taiba drive to the main plaza, here turn right and some streets later turn left. A sandy street takes you to the south end of Taiba, where you will find the spot.
Extra information
Watch out for the surfers, it is a local surf spot.
Nightlife
Some bars and small party locations available, mainly on the weekend. Very fun place to go to during carnival. Great nightlife in Fortaleza.