Continent |
South America |
Country |
Brazil |
Next Big City |
Fortaleza |
Next Town |
Lagoinha |
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Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rooms, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking |
Water
Type: |
Small wave, Medium wave |
Hazards: |
Rocks |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Low tide, Coming tide, Falling tide |
Clean water. Tide starts changing every 6 hours. Some waves on the shore, then almost flat. Waves can be 1-2m on the shore, they break strong but are easy to cross allowing some wave riding or high jumps. Best waves at the point, upwind of the main beach. Excellent waves going around the point.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
Rocks |
Beach Users: |
None |
White sand. Somewhere in the downwind which can be done until the lagoon, in low tide, near shore are some areas with rock that should be avoided easily by not approaching the beach on that area. Many beach goers at the main part of the beach, mainly during weekends.
Weather
Spring:
|
Shorts |
Summer:
|
Shorts |
Fall:
|
Shorts |
Winter:
|
Shorts |
Sunny and warm, water 30°C, air 35°C. Season is all year.
Wind
Best Months: |
July, August, September, October, November, December |
Wind Type: |
Thermal, Trade |
Best Direction: |
E |
Main Direction: |
E |
The wind is a bit sideoffshore early morning to turn sideshore, maybe later a bit sideonshore.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
No walk |
Pass Paraipaba and drive until Lagoinha. Drive to the plaza and at the end turn left, follow the road down to the beach. You can park on the beach or just before. The surf point is to the right.
Extra information
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