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Matadeiro

    Quality

    Wave quality > World class
    Frequency > Very consistent (150 day/year)
    Experience Required > All surfers

    Wave

    Type > Beach break
    Direction > Left and right
    Power > Hollow, powerful, fast
    Bottom > Sand

    Swell and Wind

    Minimum Swell Size > 0.5m | 1ft
    Maximum Swell Size > 2,0 m | 6 ft
    Swell Direction > SE, E
    Wind Direction > S

    More Details

    Crowd during the Week > Few people
    Crowd on the Week-end > Crowded
    Hazards >Locals

    Infrastructure

    Accommodation > Local houses, camping and cottages
    Commerce > Grocer’s shop, supermarket, snack bars and restaurants
    Nightlife >Center of the island, lagoa da conceição and others – Everyday!!
    Health assistance > Hospitals and medical centers available on the island.

    Editor’s Comments

    Place where the ancient fishermen used to kill the whales that they fished. Excellent surfing spot, you have to drive until Praia da Armação and then cross the small river walking. Everybody knows the place. Good with S wind not too strong. Powerful waves, short rides. There’s always some crowd there. On big days the waves tend to break more at the middle of the beach, on smaller close to the rocks.