Quality
Wave quality > Regional classic, don’t miss it
Frequency > Very consistent (150 day/year)
Experience Required > Experienced surfers
Wave
Type > Beach-break
Direction > Right and left
Power > Powerful, fast & hollow
Bottom > Sand
Swell and Wind
Minimmun Swell Size > 1m | 3ft
Maximmun Swell Size > 2 m | 6 ft
Swell Direction > E
Wind Direction > NE,E
More Details
Crowd during the Week > Crowded
Crowd on the Week-end > Crowded
Hazards >Rips, locals, pollution,
Infrastructure
Accommodation >Hotels & Back
Commerce > shops and restaurants
Nightlife >Yeah, heaps!
Health assistance > Hospital nearby
Editor’s Comments
This is the most popular bodyboarding break in Rio. Can get epic on its day, comparable to Pipeline and Puerto Escondido. As well as the professionals who surf here are the locals from the favela, Rocinha, who rip and are very friendly if you make the effort. Watch out for sewage outfalls after heavy rain.
Excellent tube riding spot. The hollowest and most barreling wave in Rio city. Surfing this place in a sunny day is incredible, the background is surreal.