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7:18 am 5 Mar 2011

Icarai ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.5
Consistency of surf: 4.0
Difficulty level: 2.5
Wind and kite surfing: 5.0
Crowds: 1.5

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Icarai Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Brazil – Ceara)

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Name: Icarai
Type: beach
Reliability: very consistent
Best Swell: NE Offshore Wind: SSW

Icarai in Ceara is an exposed beach break that has very consistent surf. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing. The best wind direction is from the south southwest. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northeast. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Often Crowded. Take care of the strong rips here.

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Overall Icarai Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Icarai:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Barra do Ceara 6 mi
Second closest break Leste Oeste 7 mi
Third closest break Ponte Metalica 8 mi
Fourth closest break Portao 10 mi
Fifth closest break Volta da Jurema 12 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Icarai:

Closest wave buoy Middle Atlantic Buoy 1338 mi
Second closest wave buoy West Atlantic Buoy 1589 mi
Third closest wave buoy East of Martinique Buoy 1739 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Brazil Buoy 2049 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Eastern Caribbean Buoy 2193 mi

Tide stations nearest to Icarai:

Closest tide station Rio Ceara (bar), Brazil 3 mi
Second closest tide station Fortaleza, Brazil 12 mi
Third closest tide station Camocim, Brazil 162 mi
Fourth closest tide station Macau, Rio Acu, Brazil 168 mi
Fifth closest tide station Luis Correia, Brazil 214 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Icarai:

Closest ski area Chacaltaya (Bolivia) 2190 mi
Second closest ski area Huascaran (Peru) 2701 mi
Third closest ski area Vallecitos (Argentina) 2846 mi
Fourth closest ski area Los Penitentes (Argentina) 2850 mi
Fifth closest ski area Los Puquios (Argentina) 2853 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Icarai:

Closest city location Caucaia (Brazil) 7 mi
Second closest city location Fortaleza (Brazil) 7 mi
Third closest city location Cambebba (Brazil) 12 mi
Fourth closest city location Maracanau (Brazil) 14 mi
Fifth closest city location Eusebio (Brazil) 21 mi
  • The nearest passenger airport to Icarai is Pinto Martins International (Fortaleza) Airport (FOR) in Brazil, which is 18 km (11 miles) away (directly).
  • The second closest airport to Icarai is Augusto Severo (Natal) Airport (NAT), also in Brazil, 453 km (281 miles) away.
Icarai break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Icarai, Brazil - Ceara. Use the tab navigation above to view Icarai sea temperature, Icarai photographs, Icarai detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Icarai webcams, current wind from Brazil - Ceara live weather stations and Icarai tide predictions. The Brazil swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Brazil and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Brazil wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Icarai.