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Pitangueiras 70.8

#2469 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇧🇷 Brazil · São Paulo · near Santos

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

Works all yearIntermediate
Surf score70.8 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days14% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell23% period 11 s+
Typical size1.5 m 5.1 ft median
Water24°C a rash vest or 2 mm

Best time to surf Pitangueiras

The best time to surf Pitangueiras is May, June, July. It rarely works. In June the water sits around 22°C, so pack a rash vest or 2 mm, and the typical wave is 1.7 m. The nearest airport is SSZ (48 km) and the nearest town is Santos (50 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%10%1.2 m28°Cboardies
Feb100%13%1.3 m28°Cboardies
Mar100%20%1.5 m26°Cboardies
Apr100%14%1.6 m25°Cvest
May100%30%1.7 m24°Cvest
Jun100%34%1.7 m22°Cvest
Jul100%31%1.5 m21°C2mm
Aug99%15%1.6 m21°C2mm
Sep100%11%1.7 m21°C2mm
Oct100%1%1.7 m21°C2mm
Nov100%5%1.5 m23°Cvest
Dec100%6%1.4 m25°Cboardies

Why 70.8

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%
8.2
Groundswell 12%
4.3
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
4.4
Water comfort 10%
7.7
Access 10%
8.4

The detail

Faces 120° with 100% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 64% of days. Mean peak period 9.6 s. Days over 3 m: 1%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 21%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -24.036, -45.846 (OpenStreetMap).

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