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Pontal de Maracaipe ( ID pontal_de_maracaipe )      Hits: 769
You are here: South America > Brazil > Pontal de Maracaipe ( ID pontal_de_maracaipe )
Continent: South America
Country: Brazil
Next Big City (Airport):  Recife
Next Town: Porto de Galinhas, Maracaipe
Latitude:   -8.5401
Longitude: -35.0032
Type:
- Ocean
Rider Ability:
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
- Surfing
Features:
- Shop
- Rescue
- Shower
- Toilet
- Food
- Parking

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Water
Type:
- Shallow
- Flat
- Chop
- Small Wave (< 1m)
- Medium Wave (1-3m)
Hazards:
- Reefs

Quality:
- Clean
Best Tide:
- Low Tide


Tide goes from 0-2.5m, flat water at low tides and little chop at high tides and we have good waves from May to September (2'-6'foot). About 800m from the beach there is a 2 km wide reef with nice natural swimming pools.

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 Beach
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Big

Hazards:
- None
Beach crowds:
- None


The beach is a paradise. It is the point of Maracaipe Bay, clean and soft sand. There is nothing at the beach, the place is totally safe with a big nice area for launch and land the kites.

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 Weather
Spring:
- Shorts
Summer:
- Shorts

Fall:
- Shorts
Winter:
- Shorts


Nice temperatures all year long, no wetsuits need.

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 Wind

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Best Months:
- January
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- December
Wind Type:
No Information

Best Direction:
- NE
- SE
- SSE
- S
Main Direction:
- NE
- SE
- SSE
- S


October to January: 8-20 knots, February to April: 8-15 knots, May to September: 10-25 knots. The best season for kite and surf is from May to September with S/SE winds, but in December and January we have some very good NE winds but not as consistent as the S/SE winds.

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 How to get there
Transport:
- Car
Access:
- Short Walk


Fly to Recife and go to Porto de Galinhas (52km from Recife), the place is 4km south of Porto town.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
- None




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