Maracanã / Caiçara

Maracanã / Caiçara is an SSE-facing beach break in Praia Grande, São Paulo, Brazil. It picks up swell from E to SSW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 48% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the NNW: light winds or NNW breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while SSE onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

SSE (150°)

Best swell

ESE to S (110°–191°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

WNW to NNE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

E to SSW (85.5° to 204.5°)

Offshore wind

NNW

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

3 (3 play here)