One hour on the good roads from São Paulo. You can either take SP 150 (Anchieta) or SP 160 (Imigrantes) and will be there in around 45 to 50 minutes. There is a tax to use the road, the cost is R$ 17,80.
You also can get a bus and drop in Tatico terminal(there's two bus station).
It's a good place for beginner, but to get outside you will burn your biceps. The wave is slow and fat so you can bring you funboard or longboard to catch the waves more easier. If rain for more than two days, the beach turns into a garbage disposal.
General
I think that small swell breaks better, and it's more fun to surf.
The best swell direction is South-East.
There's another 2 points in this city:
Canto do Forte: It's in the end of the beach.
It's better when comes a South swell.