Type: | Shallow, Chop, Small Wave (< 1m) |
Hazards: | No Info |
Quality: | Cloudy |
Best Tide: | No Info |
Shallow, with small waves and choppy on the outside. Warm water all year and with strong winds the waves get bigger (around 1m high). The water is brown due to rivers.
Type: | Sand |
Size: | Depending on Tide |
Hazards: | None |
Beach Users: | None |
The beach has a lot of space during the low tide. There are no constructions making it safe to launch or land the kite even at the high tide. The beach is empty making it ideal for kitesurfing. There are some areas with grass, that are ideal to rig the equipment.
Best Months: | August, September, October, November, December |
Wind Type: | Trade Winds |
Best Direction: | N, NE, E, SE |
Main Direction: | NE, ENE, E |
In Buzios a good week of wind has 5 or more windy days. The average is 3-4 days of wind. If you are not lucky you might get 2-3 days of wind. Winds are constant from E and NE, going from 11-25 knots, with average 15-18 knots. Best directions are E, NE, N, and SE. Best winds from August to December.
Transport: | Car, Bus |
Access: | Short Walk |
Buzios is 180 km from Rio de Janeiro, the easiest way to get there is to get a transfer from the international airport (van or bus).
Please respect the areas where beginners are taking lessons, there are two kitesurfing schools at the beach.