João Pessoa, Brazil
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About João Pessoa
João Pessoa is a town in Paraíba, Brazil. From João Pessoa you can reach 2 surf spots and 1 dive site, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Picãozinho, a dive site 5.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 30 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is JPA, 11 km away.
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Staying in João Pessoa
- 30 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: JPA, 11 km, REC, 113 km, CPV, 116 km
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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from João Pessoa. Spots further out are listed below.
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Surf within 20 km
The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them.
Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.
| Spot | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 | Sun 25 |
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| Mar do Macaco8 kmabout 15 min by car | 3 ft34 kJwind from the east, 8 knots, too small | 3 ft52 kJwind from the east-south-east, 10 knots, poor | 3 ft50 kJwind from the south-east, 11 knots, poor | 4 ft81 kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots, poor | 4 ft87 kJwind from the south-east, 11 knots, poor | 4 ft80 kJwind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, fair | 3 ft65 kJwind from the east, 9 knots, fair |
All readings for Mar do Macaco: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of João Pessoa, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).
Further out
This spot is more than 20 km from João Pessoa. It is the nearest town with beds, so it stays here.
Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.
| Spot | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 | Sun 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tambaba28.3 kmabout 50 min by car | 2 ft22 kJwind from the east, 9 knots, too small | 3 ft37 kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots, poor | 3 ft33 kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots, too small | 3 ft70 kJwind from the south-east, 13 knots, poor | 3 ft60 kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots, poor | 3 ft58 kJwind from the east-south-east, 10 knots, poor | 3 ft51 kJwind from the east, 10 knots, poor |
All readings for Tambaba: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Dive near João Pessoa
- Picãozinho 5.2 km · stays here
Places to eat near João Pessoa
- Hambúrguer InsanoBurger · 0.2 km from the centre
- Ital'in House - João Pessoa - ExpendicionáriosItalian · 0.3 km from the centre
- Restaurante e Marmitas do CariocaBrazilian · 0.3 km from the centre
- Tonho de MartinhaBrazilian · 0.3 km from the centre
- Grão ForneriaPizza · 0.4 km from the centre
- Hapoke Bairro EstadosPoke · 0.4 km from the centre
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits