Coxos

Part of a landscape that has remained intact from the time it began to be accessed, at the start of the 1970s, the Coxos wave is the one that best symbolises the spirit of the local surfers and the values that govern the Reserve: protection and sustainability.

Formed by a reef that slopes gently and uniformly downwards till the middle of the Dois Irmãos bay, it offers a classic configuration of a point break, with the break line accompanying the coastal contour from start to finish. It is a powerful wave, with different sections, which works with several swell directions, and under ideal conditions it provides tubes of several seconds’ duration. The dedication of the locals to this wave was the initial spark that started the process of candidature for the World Surfing Reserve.

Type of wave: long and powerful right hander, with several tubular sections

Seabed: reef

Tide conditions: low tide to rising or falling mid-tide

Swell conditions: all swells – ideal conditions with O/NO

Wind conditions: from SE to NE

Consistency: + + + +

Break angle: 40º

Length of break line: 150 to 300 metres

Wave height: 0.5 to 3.0 metres

Type of break: plunging

LIVRO7 practice level: 6 - Surfers capable of completing, with control, the 7 manoeuvres and being in control underwater on powerful waves of at least 2 metres.

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Coxos