BEACH & SEA FLOOR GUIDE // Northeast Coast (Eagle Rock)Beginner to Intermediate
Praia da Maiata · Porto da Cruz — Reef Mechanics, Channels & Wind Shadow
Set beneath the towering 590m Penha d'Águia rock massif, Maiata and neighboring Alagoa pick up every North and Northeast swell pulse year-round.
VORSICHT BEIM TAKEOFF: STEILER DROP ÜBER FLACHEM GRUND. BEI STÜRZEN FLACH ABFEDERN.
Beginner to Intermediate · Max 2.5m
Swell: 0.7m – 2m
DÜNUNGSFENSTER
N / NNE / NE (340° – 55°)
Angle: 340° – 55°
WINDSCHATTEN & SCHUTZ
S / SW / W (Brisa de Terra sob a Penha d'Águia) (Offshore)
Trade Wind & Orographic Shelter
UNTERGRUND & TIEFE
Dark Volcanic Sandbar & Eastern Cobblestone Corner
Sand & Cobblestone Beachbreak with Left & Right Peaks
SWELL CAPTURE (BLUE) & WIND SHADOW (EMERALD) COMPASS
Swell: 302° (WNW) · Wind: 210° (SSW)
HYDROGRAPHIC REFRACTION, TAKEOFF & EXIT CHANNEL PROFILE
Beach & Reef Bottom ProfileWellenmechanik (Sand & Riff): Langperiodische Dünungszüge (11s+) brechen sich unmittelbar am submarinen Vulkanschelf und bündeln 70 kJ an Wellenenergie in der Takeoff-Zone, während die Welle sauber abläuft. Die benachbarte Fahrrinne leitet das Wasser ruhig ab, ohne Surfer in die Impact-Zone zu ziehen.
1. GOLDENE REGEL FÜR DEN EINSTIEG
Enter through the central sandbar channel; avoid exiting on the eastern boulder corner when tide exceeds 1.85m.
Maximales Hochwasser: {tide}m: 1.85m•Minimales Niedrigwasser: {tide}m: 0.40m
2. GEFAHREN AN DIESEM SPOT
- •Lateral rip current along the eastern cliff wall on swells above 2.0m
- •Upper-beach cobblestone shorebreak on spring high tides (> 1.85m)
EXPLORE TECHNICAL DOSSIERS FOR OTHER SPOTS (ALL 19 SPOTS)
19 Monitored SpotsJardim do Marmad
0.9m @ 13s315 kJ
Paul do Marmad
0.9m @ 12s310 kJ
Ponta Pequenamad
0.8m @ 12s250 kJ
Cabo Girãomad
0.6m @ 12s145 kJ
Contreiras / Janelamad
1.2m @ 12s505 kJ
Fajã da Areiamad
1.0m @ 12s360 kJ
Seixalmad
0.8m @ 12s280 kJ
Maiatamad
0.9m @ 11s250 kJ
Alagoa (Porto da Cruz)mad
0.9m @ 11s250 kJ
Machicomad
0.3m @ 12s45 kJ
Porto Santomad
0.6m @ 11s135 kJ
Nazarépor
3.8m @ 16s4865 kJ
Supertubospor
2.1m @ 14s1985 kJ
Ribeira d'Ilhaspor
1.8m @ 14s1445 kJ
Pipeline (Oahu)haw
2.5m @ 16s3040 kJ
Waikiki Canoeshaw
1.1m @ 14s515 kJ
La Jolla / Scrippscal
1.4m @ 14s780 kJ
Huntington Piercal
1.5m @ 13s880 kJ
Steamer Lanecal
2.2m @ 15s2260 kJ