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Sao Conrado

    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.