Continent |
South America |
Country |
Brazil |
Next Big City |
Fortaleza |
Next Town |
Taiba |
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Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rooms, Shop, Repair, Rental, Shower, Toilet, Food |
Water
Type: |
Medium wave |
Hazards: |
Swimmers, Rocks |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Very nice wave, many surfers, stay out of their way.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Small |
Hazards: |
No information |
Beach Users: |
No information |
Launch further downwind, due to the wind shadow on the beach, or come from an upwind beach.
Weather
Spring:
|
Shorts |
Summer:
|
Shorts |
Fall:
|
Shorts |
Winter:
|
Shorts |
Always warm and sunny. Air around 32°C and water 29°C. Best season from July to January. Rain season from February to June with occasional rain showers.
Wind
Best Months: |
August, September, October, November, December |
Wind Type: |
Thermal, Trade |
Best Direction: |
NE |
Main Direction: |
NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE |
The more NE wind the better, since the wave runs into a wind shadow behind the cliff. So stay further out to get clean wind.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Short walk |
Extra information
Respect the surfers, on a good day there are many. If too full with surfers, just kite a bit further downwind to catch a good wave.
Nightlife
Small nightlife, few Forro parties. Great carnival.