| 1-
++ Lajinha
waves – 3-8 feet
best time to surf – low tide in the
mornings when there’s no wind
wave characteristics – short, tubular
and to the right
sea bed – reefs, very shallow |
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| 2-
Love beach
Waves – 2-6 feet
Best time to surf – high tide with
or without wind
Wave characteristics – left or right,
short and tubular, hollow take-off, good for manoeuvres.
Sea bed – beach break (stones and
sand) |
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3-++-
Sororoca
waves – 3-6 feet
best time to surf – low tide when there’s
no wind
wave characteristics – to the right
with an unusual peak forming where waves meet and tubular
between Avocado Point (a ponta do abacateiro) and Shipwreck
beach (praia dos afogados).
Sea bed - reef |
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4-
Abacateiro
waves – 3-6 feet
best time to surf – low tide or when
tide is coming in when there’s no wind
wave characteristics- to the right with a
section of barrels and room to manoeuvre (at both ends and
sides)
sea bed – reef (stone floor) 300m from
the beach |
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5-
++- Lajão
waves – 3-up to 8 feet
best time to surf- low tide or when tide
is coming in
wave characeteristics – to the right
with a section of barrels and room to manoeuvre – the
longest waves in Pipa and the locals’ favourites. 500m
from the beach.
Sea bed – reef (stone floor) |
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6-
Golfinhos / Curral (Dolphin beach )
Caution: at low tide only because at high tide the
presence of rocks on the beach can sometimes make it difficult
to walk back to Pipa.
Waves – 2-4 feet
Best time to surf – low tide or tide
coming in
Wave characteristics- to the left and the
right- ideal for beginners. If you’re lucky you can
surf in the mornings with dolphins at your side.
Sea bed- beach break
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| 7-**
“Ponto do Madeiro” (Village Natureza Hotel)
waves – 2-6 feet (in Summer [Dec-Feb])
best time to surf – low tide or when
tide is coming in
wave characteristics- to the right, long,
constant, perfect
sea bed- a mixture – beach break
& reef-
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8-
Coqueirinho
waves – 3-6 feet
best time to surf – low tide or tide
coming in
wave characteristics- to the right and the
left, coming from far outside constantly
sea bed – sandy |
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9-
** ”Curral” (The Nature Sanctuary
beach)
waves – 2-7 feet
best time to surf –
wave characteristics - breaking at up to
7 feet on the outer edge and up to 5 on the inner. And when
a southeasterly blows from the land to the sea… what
a buzz!
Sea bed – a mixture (beach break &
reef) |
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9-
“Cacimbinhas” (in front of what used
to be “Bangalo” hotel)
waves – 2-6 feet
wave characteristics- to the right and the
left, full in Summer & Winter
Sea bed – sandy |
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10-
** “Boia” (below “Solar
Atlântico” hotel)
waves – 2-6 feet
best time to surf –
wave characteristics – constant waves
of up to 6 feet breaking quickly into the swell in January
and sometimes in winter too.
Sea bed - sandy |
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11-
“Poço do Pirambu”
waves – 2-6 feet in winter
best time to surf –
wave characteristics- tubular, breaking quickly
sea bed - rocky |
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12-
** “Parrachos” (Tibau beach)
waves – 2-6 feet
best time to surf –
wave characteristics – to the right
and tubular in winter & summer
sea bed - rocky |
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13-
**”Ponta do Giz” (Tibau)
waves – 2-5 feet
best time to surf –
wave characteristics – fat, rolling
waves to the left forming great barrels at “Quebra Coco”
in winter & summer.
sea bed – rocky platform |
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14-
“Burraco da Velha” (Tibau)
waves – 2-5 feet
best
time to surf –
waves characteristics – to the right
and hollow
sea bed - sandy
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15-
**”Boca da Barra” (in front
of Marinas Hotel)
NB can be strewn with seaweed when the waves hit the coral)
Waves – 4 or more feet
Best time to surf –
Wave characteristics- Winter waves, always
to the left, fat and forming barrels as they near the coral.
500m from the shore.
Sea bed - coral |
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** These spots have waves in summer equal to the swell in
Fernando de Noronha, breaking at up to 10 feet.
Information
supplied by:
Caio Pereira (member of Rota Panamericana),
Eurico Teixeira de Freiras (surfer from Rio) and
Lucrécio
de Araújo (surfistas natalenses)
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