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Jose Ignacio, offshore, at sunset

6:43 pm 7 May 2011

São Pedro - São Paulo Brasil, Sao Pedro

7:39 pm 6 Jul 2008

Pernambuco ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Wind and kite surfing: 1.0
Crowds: 2.5

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Pernambuco Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Brazil – Sao Paulo)

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Name: Pernambuco
Type: beach
Reliability: consistent
Best Swell: SE Offshore Wind: WNW

Pernambuco in Sao Paulo is an exposed beach break that has consistent surf. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the west northwest with some shelter here from south winds. Still reasonable in light onshore winds Tends to receive distant groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the southeast. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around low tide. It's often crowded here. Beware of crowds,pollution.

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Overall Pernambuco 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 Pernambuco:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Praia do Mar Casado 1 mi
Second closest break Praia da Enseada 2 mi
Third closest break Morro do Maluf 2 mi
Fourth closest break Ilha 4 mi
Fifth closest break Pereque 4 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Pernambuco:

Closest wave buoy Brazil Buoy 566 mi
Second closest wave buoy Middle Atlantic Buoy 2634 mi
Third closest wave buoy West Atlantic Buoy 2682 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy East of Martinique Buoy 2736 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Eastern Caribbean Buoy 3018 mi

Tide stations nearest to Pernambuco:

Closest tide station Santos, Brazil 8 mi
Second closest tide station Parati, Brazil 106 mi
Third closest tide station Cananéia, Brazil 132 mi
Fourth closest tide station Angra dos Reis, Brazil 135 mi
Fifth closest tide station Itacurussa, Brazil 161 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Pernambuco:

Closest ski area Chacaltaya (Bolivia) 1513 mi
Second closest ski area Vallecitos (Argentina) 1544 mi
Third closest ski area Los Penitentes (Argentina) 1559 mi
Fourth closest ski area Los Puquios (Argentina) 1562 mi
Fifth closest ski area Portillo (Chile) 1575 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Pernambuco:

Closest city location Bertioga (Brazil) 8 mi
Second closest city location Guaruja (Brazil) 14 mi
Third closest city location Praia Grande (Brazil) 14 mi
Fourth closest city location Santos (Brazil) 14 mi
Fifth closest city location Cubatao (Brazil) 16 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Pernambuco is Santos Air Base Airport (SSZ) in Brazil, 11 km (7 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Pernambuco is Congonhas (Sao Paulo) Airport (CGH), also in Brazil, 61 km (38 miles) away.
  • Third is Guarulhos (Sao Paulo) Airport (GRU) in Brazil, 66 km (41 miles) away.
  • Sao Jose Dos Campos Airport (SJK) in Brazil is 88 km (55 miles) away.
  • Viracopos (Campinas) Airport (VCP), also in Brazil is the fifth nearest airport to Pernambuco and is 144 km (89 miles) away.
Pernambuco break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Pernambuco, Brazil - Sao Paulo. Use the tab navigation above to view Pernambuco sea temperature, Pernambuco photographs, Pernambuco detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Pernambuco webcams, current wind from Brazil - Sao Paulo live weather stations and Pernambuco 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 Pernambuco.