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Maresias
Maresias is São Sebastião's marquee break — a fast, powerful beach break on the São Paulo north coast that peaks into punchy, sometimes hollow a-frames over a sand bottom with rock at each end. It lights up on S/SE groundswells with N/NW offshores and is the competitive home beach of Brazil's pro scene, so the lineup is crowded and the standard is high. Best from autumn into winter (roughly April–September), with summer bringing smaller, more inconsistent pulses.
Surf outlook
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Live conditions
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Surf Snapshot
Estimated seasonal guidance — not a live forecast.
When to surf Maresias, month by month
Estimated from our authored seasonality — not a live forecast.
Peak season: May, Jun, July (All-time).
| Month | Surf consistency |
|---|---|
| Jan | Moderate |
| Feb | Moderate |
| Mar | Moderate |
| Apr | High |
| Maypeak | All-time |
| Junpeak | All-time |
| Julypeak | All-time |
| Aug | High |
| Sept | High |
| Oct | Moderate |
| Nov | Moderate |
| Dec | Moderate |
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Rated for Levels 2-7 · Best at Level 5.
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Find my Level →Beginner notes
Not a raw-beginner peak when it's pumping — the main bank is powerful and busy. On small days there is a workable inside where local schools run learner lessons; genuine beginners are better off on the calmer sandbanks at nearby Guaecá or Camburi. Watch the rocks at the beach ends and the strong currents on bigger swells.
Hazards
- strong currents
- heavy waves
- crowd
- rocks
Camps near Maresias
Nearby spots
The closest graded spots to Maresias, straight-line distance.
- Praia das Toninhas~61 km · Levels 1-6
- Praia da Enseada~71 km · Levels 1-4
- Itamambuca~73 km · Levels 2-7
- Praia do Tombo~75 km · Levels 4-6
Best months to surf here
In-season months for Brazil, from our editors’ season calendar.