Continent |
South America |
Country |
Brazil |
Next Big City |
Terezina, Fortaleza |
Next Town |
Parnaiba |
|
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rooms, School, Rescue, Shower, Toilet, Food |
Water
Type: |
Flat, Chop, Small wave |
Hazards: |
None |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
5Km beach, with flat and shallow water on low tides, and small waves on the high tides. Perfect for all levels riders to improve their skills. Downwind until the end of the beach, where a huge lake forms up during the high tides, so, twice a day.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
None |
Perfect, paradise good sum and nice sand, with coconut palm tree jungle.
Weather
Spring:
|
Shorts |
Summer:
|
Shorts |
Fall:
|
Shorts |
Winter:
|
Shorts |
From June to December no rain, only good sun, air around 30°C and water at 28°C. Rainy season from February/March to June with occasional showers, still warm.
Wind
Best Months: |
July, August, September, October, November, December |
Wind Type: |
Thermal, Trade |
Best Direction: |
E |
Main Direction: |
E |
Sideonshore winds between 15 and 30 knots depending of the seasons.
How to get there
Transport |
Car, Bus |
Access
|
Short walk |
From Fortaleza or Teresina to Parnaiba. From here by bus or taxi to Barra Grande.
Extra information
Simple fishing village and ambient protection area (APA). It has many deserted beaches. Parnaiba, 70 km from Barra Grande, has a hospital and is a good city where you can get almost everything.
Nightlife
Nightlife is slowly starting.