Ibiraquera – South Brazil Trip

Elisabet and Hans Victorin scored good kiting conditions in Ibiraquera, Brazil past November. Here’s their report.

Find action videos at the end of the page with Mauricio Pedreira, local ripper at Ibiraquera.

Brazil has long been on the bucket list to visit for kitesurfing in waves. When I got the invitation to attend a conference in Brazil in Foz do Iguaçu early November 2019 we started to ask around where to go for the best waves and winds that time of the year. We got the recommendation from two independent very good kite surfers : Jalou Langeree and Arild Kristiansen, founder of Surfskolan Varberg and Fone Sweden dealer. Both told us to contact Mauricio Pedreira who does lodging in Ibiraquera close to Imbituba, one hour driving in the south of Florianopolis.

We contacted Mauricio Pedreira, the owner of Fun House Ibira and got an immediate very positive response and that it was the perfect time of the year to score good wind and waves. Fun House Ibira is not a fancy place, but you have all you need including a skate bowl and a lot of space for doing yoga or just relaxing. Fun House Ibira is located close to a lagoon and it was nice to take a morning SUP or if you are wave surfer there are several fantastic spots 5-10 min away.

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The area is remote and you need a car to go to the different beaches and villages around the cost line. There are hippie places like Praia Rosa and small cities like Garopaba there you can find nice restaurants, 20 min driving. There are also several hikes in the area although we hardly had time for this as we had wind and waves all the time.

Most important : Mauricio is a very skilled wave kite surfer and he has a fantastic local knowledge and knows where and when to find wind and where to get the best waves depending on the swell and direction. Weather changes quickly and as always, weather is unpredictable so his local knowledge during our stay was priceless. An extra plus is that he also knows everyone and is very well respected by all local surfers on the beach so you are very welcomed when you are with Mauricio.

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We stayed at Fun House Ibira for 11 days and the hospitality was outstanding and we were lucky to get both south and north wind and relatively big swell during our stay. I think we both scored our best wave kite surf sessions ever during our stay. Out of 11 days we got to surf 9. Waves were usually clean, and we got both long rights and lefts – almost as you must pinch yourself.

Weather changed relatively quickly, and it was often cloudy. Despite that it was warm in the water and most of the time we kited in a shorty, but when it was south wind it was a bit colder and a 3.2 mm wetsuit was perfect those days. We brought our Mitu Pro boards (5.4 and 5.6) and Fone 6, 8, 9m2 Bandit S and 11m2 Breeze kites and we used them all.

So, all in all, if you are a wave kite surfer (“goofy” or “regular”) you will find your paradise here. We will return !!!