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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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Paúba
Brazil, Sao Paulo North Coast
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Datum: WGS84 [ Help ] |
Latitude: 23° 48.169' S |
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This spot it´s located right next to the best known wave in the area, Maresias. It´s about 2 and a half hours by car from São Paulo, driving by the Rio-Santos highway. DistanceWeek-end trip WalkInstant access (< 5min) Easy to find?OK Public access?Don't know Special accessDon't know |
Surf Spot Characteristics
Surf Spot Quality
Wave qualityWorld Class
ExperiencePros or kamikaze only...
FrequencySometimes break
Wave
TypeBeach-break
DirectionRight and left
BottomSandy
PowerHollow, Fast, Powerful
Normal lengthShort (< 50m)
Good day lengthShort (< 50m)
Tide, Swell and Wind
Good swell directionSouthWest, South
Good wind directionEast, NorthEast
Swell sizeStarts working at Less than 1m / 3ft and holds up to 3m+ / 10ft+
Best tide positionLow and mid tide
Best tide movementRising and falling tides
More details
Week crowdEmpty
Week-end crowdUltra crowded
Dangers
- Rips / undertow
Additional Information
This spot only breaks in huge south or southwest swells. Actually, if you go to Maresias beach and see that the waves are cracking with power, go to Paúba, it´s almost sure that the waves there are rolling.
Atmosphere
This is a SICK spot. The waves here are very powerfull and gnarly. However the bottom is sandy it´s very shallow. The waves breaks close to the beach and take a set over you head on big days here can be danger. It´s easy to break boards in two pieces here. The place it´s awesome, surrounded by forest and the water it´s warm
General
Usually the best waves here are rights, but there´re some good hollow lefts too. If you are prepared to take the drop, you can ride HUUUUUUUGE barrels here and get spit out of it.
Author: Rafael Attanasio Contributors (2)
Comments
By Anonymous , 28-11-2006
- super sick, hollow -super punchy. Very technical. Took some nasty beatings. But it also made my dreams come true.The locals freakin kill this wave...If your not experienced, dont even think about it.
By Dann Zanetti , 07-06-2006
Insane - This is Probably one of the most powerfull and dangerous beachbreaks in the entire world, it can get preety big, and the wave breaks like 10 meters from the beach. One of the most famous brazilian big rider got tetraplegic here, that's right the guy was a legend and even though payed the price! If u sthill wanna charge it... be very carefull
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By funnyday , 16-12-2006
funnydays - FOR SURE!!we are! addict for barrels! ...mate just respect !otherwise..nigthmare! salve friends gabrisguela,bafo,waguinho,mao,djalma,tieta and all of locals!GOOD VIBRATIONS !!!