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Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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Cacimba do Padre
Brazil, Fernando do Noronha
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Datum: WGS84 [ Help ] |
Latitude: 3° 50.937' S |
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Cacimba is located in a remote area of the island. The best way to get there is by buggy (rented or cab). DistanceTake a car WalkInstant access (< 5min) Easy to find?Easy to find Public access?Public access Special accessDon't know |
Surf Spot Characteristics
Alternative name Cacimba
Surf Spot Quality
Wave qualityWorld Class
ExperienceExperienced surfers
FrequencySometimes break
Wave
TypeBeach-break
DirectionLeft
BottomFlat rocks with sand
PowerHollow, Fast, Powerful
Normal lengthShort (< 50m)
Good day lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Tide, Swell and Wind
Good swell directionNorth, NorthWest
Good wind directionSouthWest, South
Swell sizeStarts working at 1.0m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft and holds up to 3m+ / 10ft+
Best tide positionDon't know
Best tide movementDon't know
More details
Week crowdFew surfers
Week-end crowdCrowded
Dangers
- Rips / undertow
Additional Information
Cacimba is the Brazilian version of Pipeline! This is a fast, hollow and very powerful wave that requires a high technical level from those willing to charge it in a big day. The guy in the pictures is a top 44. In the day those pictures were taken he was one of the only ones having fun there. The other guys in the line up were only experiencing Cacimba's heavy lip in amazing head-first-drops and broken boards.
Atmosphere
Relaxed and laid back atmosphere. Localism is inexistent. The whole population of Fernando de Noronha is directly involved with tourism. Local surfers are people who work in the island’s hotels, rent boats, guide tourist, etc... Therefore, you will probably have already met some of the local surfers by the time you get into the water.
General
The bottom of Cacimba do Padre as of most other spots in the island is formed by flat rocks covered by sand. Northern swells start to break in the island by November. However, it is during February and March that waves get into their best formation, as the waves have excavated the sand from the bottom.
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Comments
By anonymous , 26-03-2006
Fantastic - this wave is fantastic...is a hawai inside the brasil, tank´s god for this place.Alohaaa.Rodrigo
By anonymous , 21-01-2006
Sad... - {.......in this context, the web is a sad sad place. } Let's all go surfing. Just be glad you don't have to wear a 5/4/3 mil suit. If the leaders of the world can't and won't have peace. Let's all try to get along on our own level.
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By Eduardo , 07-12-2009
Answer - Just one information to Paco: we paid all our debt in 2005, and to Philip: you can't say anything about protecting because you can´t protect your own vegetation, and the majority of our problems started when the portuguese arrived in our contry, so it's not our fault. "hot brasilian surf chick" was just saying that we don't need people of ANY country who disrespect Brasil and incentive the harlotry, but who don't do this is always welcome. (sorry for bad english)