João Pessoa, Brazil

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João Pessoa (Paraíba)
João Pessoa, the nearest town, 8 km away. Photo: Marcos Elias de Oliveira Júnior, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

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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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: 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 expert 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.

Surf spots within 20 km of João Pessoa: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Mar do Macaco8 kmabout 15 min by car3 ft40 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, too small3 ft35 kJwind from the east, 8 knots, too small3 ft38 kJwind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, too small3 ft45 kJwind from the south-east, 11 knots, too small4 ft84 kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots, too small4 ft91 kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, too small4 ft82 kJwind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, too small
All readings for Mar do Macaco: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Mar do Macaco, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct11, too small3 ft5 smushy40kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots28°C
Mon 19Oct10, too small3 ft5 smushy35kJwind from the east, 8 knots28°C
Tue 20Oct10, too small3 ft5 smushy38kJwind from the east-south-east, 9 knots27°C
Wed 21Oct7, too small3 ft5 smushy45kJwind from the south-east, 11 knots28°C
Thu 22Oct9, too small4 ft6 smushy84kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots28°C
Fri 23Oct9, too small4 ft6 smushy91kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots28°C
Sat 24Oct15, too small4 ft5 smushy82kJwind from the east-south-east, 9 knots28°C

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.

Surf spots that stay in João Pessoa from further out: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Tambaba28.3 kmabout 50 min by car3 ft28 kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots, too small2 ft22 kJwind from the east, 9 knots, too small3 ft33 kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots, too small2 ft27 kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots, too small3 ft68 kJwind from the south-east, 13 knots, too small4 ft73 kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, too small3 ft61 kJwind from the east-south-east, 10 knots, too small
All readings for Tambaba: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Tambaba, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct6, too small3 ft5 smushy28kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots28°C
Mon 19Oct8, too small2 ft5 smushy22kJwind from the east, 9 knots27°C
Tue 20Oct7, too small3 ft5 smushy33kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots27°C
Wed 21Oct5, too small2 ft5 smushy27kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots27°C
Thu 22Oct7, too small3 ft6 smushy68kJwind from the south-east, 13 knots28°C
Fri 23Oct7, too small4 ft6 smushy73kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots27°C
Sat 24Oct11, too small3 ft5 smushy61kJwind from the east-south-east, 10 knots27°C

Dive near João Pessoa

Places to eat near João Pessoa

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