São Lourenço

Leaving the Dois Irmãos bay, after a few minutes’ walk northwards, we find São Lourenço beach, situated in a large bay, around 1.2 km in width. Close to its centre, around 300 metres from the beach, is the last of the waves that form part of the Reserve.

These right handers break on a rocky plateau, forming quick waves with a high mass of water, as the peak is located at a considerable distance from the beach. The São Lourenço wave is normally surfed at mid-tide and requires N/NO swells, associated with wind from the east quadrant.

Type of wave: powerful right hander with several sections, receiving greater swells

Seabed: rock, sand and reef

Tide conditions: medium tide

Swell conditions: N/NO

Wind conditions: From SE to NE

Consistency: ++++

Break angle: 50º

Length of break line: 50 to 150 metres

Wave height: 0.5 to 4.5 metres

Break type: progressive / plunging

LIVRO 7 practice level: 5 - Surfers capable of executing S curves and junction floaters and of supporting drops on powerful waves of up to a metre and a half.

São Lourenço - Fotogaleria

São Lourenço