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Maracaipe 62.5

#3283 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇧🇷 Brazil · Pernambuco · near Cabo de Santo Agostinho

Works almost every day, wind is the enemy here, no off season.

Works all yearWarm waterIntermediate
Surf score62.5 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days4% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell8% period 11 s+
Typical size1.1 m 3.5 ft median
Water28°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Maracaipe

The best time to surf Maracaipe is March, April, May. It rarely works. In April the water sits around 29°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 0.9 m. The nearest airport is REC (45 km) and the nearest town is Cabo de Santo Agostinho (26 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%2%0.9 m28°Cboardies
Feb99%1%0.9 m28°Cboardies
Mar100%12%0.9 m29°Cboardies
Apr100%14%0.9 m29°Cboardies
May100%8%1.1 m29°Cboardies
Jun100%8%1.2 m28°Cboardies
Jul100%4%1.3 m27°Cboardies
Aug100%0%1.4 m27°Cboardies
Sep100%1%1.2 m27°Cboardies
Oct100%4%1.1 m27°Cboardies
Nov100%2%1.0 m27°Cboardies
Dec100%1%1.0 m28°Cboardies

Why 62.5

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
1.9
Groundswell 12%
1.3
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
2.4
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
9.3

The detail

Faces 100° with 50% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 48% of days. Mean peak period 8.4 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 72%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -8.525, -35.006 (OpenStreetMap).

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