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Itamambuca

Ubatuba · São Paulo, Brazil · Beach break

Local time — · Sunrise 05:11 · Sunset 18:18

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Reading the ocean.

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Itamambuca is calibrated as a sheltered river-mouth break rather than an open São Paulo beach. South-to-southeast groundswell and northwest wind are favoured, while the tide score stays adaptive to changing river banks.

Profile source · Surf-Forecast Itamambuca guide
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Profile geometry

Swell axis SSE · 165°

Offshore wind from NNW · Intermediate profile

Wave

Right-favouring river-mouth banks with left and right beach peaks

Sand banks shaped by the river mouth

Swell window

S–SE groundswell

0.6–2.8 m offshore ranking band

Clean wind

NW–NNW offshore

Applied to wind scoring

Tide window

All tides · riverbank dependent

Qualitative timing guidance

Field guide

Read the break.

Character

01

Itamambuca is defined by right-favouring river-mouth banks with left and right beach peaks over sand banks shaped by the river mouth. The shape can change with swell angle, period and the active section, so the live score should always be paired with a visual check from shore.

Best setup

02

S–SE groundswell swell, nw–nnw offshore and all tides · riverbank dependent form the profile baseline. SWELLRADAR treats 0.6–2.8 m as a working range, not a guarantee of breaking-wave size.

Lineup read

03

Choose a peak that matches your experience and reassess it as tide and crowd change. Pay particular attention to river current and rip channels, runoff after rain, crowded peak. Local signs and advice always take priority.

Know before you paddle

Live conditions and local advice always override this profile.

River current and rip channelsRunoff after rainCrowded peakShifting sandbanks
Optional community layerRecent surfer reportsVoluntary and potentially incomplete. Not used for the forecast or Surf Score.

The break

Beach break

Intermediate. Works best with S–SE groundswell swell.

Timing

NW–NNW offshore

All tides · riverbank dependent. Re-check local observations and the lineup before you paddle out.

Data note

Model data unavailable

SWELLRADAR withholds numerical conditions, scores and surf windows until a quality-checked marine forecast is available.