Beta 1.0 Version

Type:	Chop, Small Wave (< 1m), Medium Wave (1-3m), Big Wave (> 3m)
Hazards:	Swimmers, Currents
Quality:	Clean
Best Tide:	Tide Independent

Open ocean water, usually small chop, sometimes big chop and sometimes real left breaking waves, it depends on the swell.

Type:	Sand
Size:	Big
Hazards:	None
Beach Users:	January, February, July, November, December

The beach looks perfect. Clear and soft sand, very large space to launch and land, some grass to setup your kite, nice crew support and rescue boat.

Best Months:	January, February, August, September, October, November
Wind Type:	Thermal Winds
Best Direction:	ENE, E, ESE, SSW
Main Direction:	E, ESE, SW

Often wind direction is East/Northeast, the best for the spot, 3 to 4 days a week at the best season. Other times we have Southwest wind with big swells, North offshore wind and raining South wind. Normally 10-15 knots, sometimes 15-25 knots, rarely 25-35 knots.

Transport:	Car, Train
Access:	Short Walk

Get directions from

From the airport to the spot (Barra da Tijuca) by car takes 40 min and by bus 1 hour and 30 min. From the airport: go to the Red Road until the Ayrton Senna Road at the end on a beach made the U turn to east. Go close to the big Mountain Gavea.

Rules:

Restricted Zones

Restriction is based on kiting only in front of the spot, rules are the basic of kiting on waves and crowded places.

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