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.
ATTENTION AU TAKEOFF : PENTE RAIDE SUR FOND ROCHEUX PEU PROFOND. SAUTEZ LOIN DES ROCHERS EN CAS DE CHUTE.
Beginner to Intermediate · Max 2.5m
Swell: 0.7m – 2m
FENÊTRE DE HOULE
N / NNE / NE (340° – 55°)
Angle: 340° – 55°
PROTECTION CONTRE LE VENT
S / SW / W (Brisa de Terra sob a Penha d'Águia) (Offshore)
Trade Wind & Orographic Shelter
NATURE DU FOND ET PROFONDEUR
Dark Volcanic Sandbar & Eastern Cobblestone Corner
Sand & Cobblestone Beachbreak with Left & Right Peaks
SWELL CAPTURE (BLUE) & WIND SHADOW (EMERALD) COMPASS
Swell: 303° (WNW) · Wind: 210° (SSW)
HYDROGRAPHIC REFRACTION, TAKEOFF & EXIT CHANNEL PROFILE
Beach & Reef Bottom ProfileDynamique de la Vague (Sable et Récif) : Les trains de houle longue (11s+) subissent une réfraction immédiate au contact du plateau volcanique sous-marin, concentrant 70 kJ d'énergie sur la zone de take-off tout en déroulant proprement. Le chenal adjacent évacue l'eau avec fluidité sans aspirer les surfeurs vers la zone d'impact.
1. RÈGLE D'OR POUR ENTRER ET SORTIR
Enter through the central sandbar channel; avoid exiting on the eastern boulder corner when tide exceeds 1.85m.
Pleine Mer Max : {tide}m: 1.85m•Basse Mer Min : {tide}m: 0.40m
2. DANGERS LOCAUX DU 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