Continent |
South America |
Country |
Brazil |
Next Big City |
Fortaleza |
Next Town |
Taiba |
|
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rooms, School, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking |
Water
Type: |
Small wave, Medium wave |
Hazards: |
Rocks |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Coming tide |
Very nice waves. Left hand right hand breaking. Best swells from November to March. Close to the cliffs awesome waves. A few rocks at low tide.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Tidal |
Hazards: |
Bystanders |
Beach Users: |
None |
Big sandy beach with lots of space.
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: |
July, August, September, October, November, December |
Wind Type: |
Thermal, Trade |
Best Direction: |
E |
Main Direction: |
E |
Good winds all year round. Almost 100% wind from July to January. 65% wind during the rain season. The more to the west the better the wind. Right in the bay of Taiba, next to the cliff a bit less, gusty and sideoffshore wind.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Short walk |
From Fortaleza follow the main road to Taiba. Or on the beach with a buggy or 4x4. Just at Taiba you need to get off the beach due to a cliff. But then you can get back to the beach just behind the cliff.
Extra information
Nightlife
Small nightlife, few Forro parties. Great carnival.