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Copacabana

    Quality

    Wave quality > Regional classic, don’t miss it
    Frequency > Regular
    Experience Required > Experienced surfers

    Wave

    Type > Beach-break
    Direction > Right and left
    Power > Hollow, fast, powerful
    Bottom > Sand

    Swell and Wind

    Minimmun Swell Size > 1m | 3ft
    Maximmun Swell Size > 3 m | 10 ft
    Swell Direction > E, SE, S
    Wind Direction > SE

    More Details

    Crowd during the Week > Crowded
    Crowd on the Week-end > Crowded
    Hazards >the wave itself!

    Infrastructure

    Accommodation >Hotels & Back
    Commerce > shops and restaurants
    Nightlife >Yeah, heaps!
    Health assistance > Hospital nearby

    Editor’s Comments

    It’s a very powerful wave when the big swell comes, with a lot of local bodyboarders. A hard drop and search for the tube, because it’s the only way out.

    When it’s medium or small it offers a good tube, always with a radical drop. Generally the waves in Copacabana comes with a big swell (check out “baixio” and “posto 6”). The best season is in the winter, but it can break everytime a big swell comes. When it’s really big, the outside posto 5 starts working and the waves there go up to 12 feet!! Look for “Baixio” Enjoy the tubes…