Sao Francisco do Sul Surf Spot Guide, Brazil Nestled in southern Brazil, Sao Francisco do Sul offers a rare right-hand sandbar wave that breaks over a sandy bottom with occasional rocks, delivering fun slab sections perfect for honing your turns. This beginner-friendly gem creates an uncrowded, laid-back vibe where you can score endless sessions without […]
This is a spot that needs a HUUUUGE East swell to wake up. If PG or Prainha are like 10ft high, you'll find 5-6ft at Sumidouro. This wave is like a Pororoca wave: very, very, very long in the biggest days. Because of the flat bottom, waves start to break very far from the beach. Lonboard guys like to position themselves like 1km far from the beach. In the biggest days, waves connect through several section, make it a real long wave. As they march towards the beach, they became higher and permit more maneuvering in the critical part of the wave. And, finnally, when the wave gets in the inside section, you have to put all your power to speed your board and try to make the barrel. It is a fantastic wave. There are only two problems: it is very rare (less then 5 days per years), but when it pumps all the São Francisco do Sul Island surfers are there.
When Prainha is very messed up, PG becomes a natural alternative. It's a beach break, with lefts and rights, very fun wave. Best swell direction is SE and the best wind is NW either W. As it it a very, very, very long beach (Grande, in portuguese, means "big"), you can choose your point with no need to worry about the crowd.
Sao Francisco do Sul Surf Spot Guide, Brazil Nestled in southern Brazil, Sao Francisco do Sul offers a rare right-hand sandbar wave that breaks over a sandy bottom with occasional rocks, delivering fun slab sections perfect for honing your turns. This beginner-friendly gem creates an uncrowded, laid-back vibe where you can score endless sessions without […]
This is a spot that needs a HUUUUGE East swell to wake up. If PG or Prainha are like 10ft high, you'll find 5-6ft at Sumidouro. This wave is like a Pororoca wave: very, very, very long in the biggest days. Because of the flat bottom, waves start to break very far from the beach. Lonboard guys like to position themselves like 1km far from the beach. In the biggest days, waves connect through several section, make it a real long wave. As they march towards the beach, they became higher and permit more maneuvering in the critical part of the wave. And, finnally, when the wave gets in the inside section, you have to put all your power to speed your board and try to make the barrel. It is a fantastic wave. There are only two problems: it is very rare (less then 5 days per years), but when it pumps all the São Francisco do Sul Island surfers are there.
When Prainha is very messed up, PG becomes a natural alternative. It's a beach break, with lefts and rights, very fun wave. Best swell direction is SE and the best wind is NW either W. As it it a very, very, very long beach (Grande, in portuguese, means "big"), you can choose your point with no need to worry about the crowd.
