BEACH & SEA FLOOR GUIDE // Silver Coast · LeiriaExpert / Big Wave & Heavy Beachbreak
Nazaré · Praia do Norte — Reef Mechanics, Channels & Wind Shadow
Refraction over the Nazaré Canyon multiplies long-period (> 15s) WNW swell height by 2x to 3x compared to adjacent beaches.
VORSICHT BEIM TAKEOFF: STEILER DROP ÜBER FLACHEM GRUND. BEI STÜRZEN FLACH ABFEDERN.
Expert / Big Wave & Heavy Beachbreak · Max 25m
Swell: 1.5m – 18m
DÜNUNGSFENSTER
WNW / NW (285° – 325°)
Angle: 285° – 325°
WINDSCHATTEN & SCHUTZ
E / SE / ENE (Offshore Direto do Promontório) (Offshore)
Trade Wind & Orographic Shelter
UNTERGRUND & TIEFE
Deep-Water Sandbars off Fort São Miguel Arcanjo
Submarine Canyon Amplified Giant A-Frame Beachbreak
SWELL CAPTURE (BLUE) & WIND SHADOW (EMERALD) COMPASS
Swell: 244° (WSW) · Wind: 95° (E)
HYDROGRAPHIC REFRACTION, TAKEOFF & EXIT CHANNEL PROFILE
Beach & Reef Bottom ProfileWellenmechanik (Sandstrand (Beachbreak)): Langperiodische Dünungszüge (12s+) brechen sich unmittelbar am submarinen Vulkanschelf und bündeln 2100 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
Up to 2.0m it offers world-class heavy paddle-in barrels; above 3.5m the littoral rip and shorebreak require jet-ski water safety or viewing from Fort São Miguel Arcanjo.
Maximales Hochwasser: {tide}m: 3.20m•Minimales Niedrigwasser: {tide}m: 0.40m
2. GEFAHREN AN DIESEM SPOT
- •Extreme shorebreak detonation even on 2-meter days
- •Powerful lateral and canyon rip currents
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