BEACH & SEA FLOOR GUIDE // Southwest Coast (Sun Belt)Advanced / Barrels
Paul do Mar — Reef Mechanics, Channels & Wind Shadow
Dedicated 24/7 live camera pointing directly at the Paul do Mar harbor point. On WNW swells over 13s period, long hollow barrel sections peel past the pier.
VORSICHT BEIM TAKEOFF: STEILER DROP ÜBER FLACHEM GRUND. BEI STÜRZEN FLACH ABFEDERN.
Advanced / Barrels · Max 4.5m
Swell: 1.5m – 3.8m
DÜNUNGSFENSTER
WNW / W (265° – 310°)
Angle: 265° – 310°
WINDSCHATTEN & SCHUTZ
NE / E / ENE (Offshore Direto pelas Falésias) (Offshore)
Trade Wind & Orographic Shelter
UNTERGRUND & TIEFE
Shallow Volcanic Cobblestones & Ledge
Fast Hollow Right over Shallow Reef Shelf
SWELL CAPTURE (BLUE) & WIND SHADOW (EMERALD) COMPASS
Swell: 318° (NW) · Wind: 55° (NE)
HYDROGRAPHIC REFRACTION, TAKEOFF & EXIT CHANNEL PROFILE
Beach & Reef Bottom ProfileWellenmechanik (Landspitze (Pointbreak)): Langperiodische Dünungszüge (12s+) brechen sich unmittelbar am submarinen Vulkanschelf und bündeln 190 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
Use the southern fishing harbor channel for clean exits; exit before tide reaches 1.58m when backwash rebounds off the seawall.
Maximales Hochwasser: {tide}m: 1.58m•Minimales Niedrigwasser: {tide}m: 0.45m
2. GEFAHREN AN DIESEM SPOT
- •Very shallow inside reef shelf below 0.50m tide
- •Sea urchins on the inside cobblestone shelf
- •Heavy road-wall backwash above 1.58m tide
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