BEACH & SEA FLOOR GUIDE // Southwest Coast (Sun Belt)Advanced
Ponta Pequena — Reef Mechanics, Channels & Wind Shadow
Less crowded than Jardim do Mar with a steeper pocket for vertical turns, but demands strict attention to the 1.40m cliff-path tide gate.
VÆR FORSIKTIG VED TAKEOFF: BRATT DROPP OVER GRUNT VANN. KAST DEG UNNA STEINENE VED FALL.
Advanced · Max 3.8m
Swell: 1.5m – 3.2m
DØNNINGSVINDU
WNW / NW (280° – 320°)
Angle: 280° – 320°
VINDLE OG SKJERMING
N / NE / ENE (Offshore Abrigado) (Offshore)
Trade Wind & Orographic Shelter
GRUNNFORHOLD OG DYBDE
Cliff-Base Volcanic Boulder Shelf
Mechanical Steep Right-Hand Pointbreak
SWELL CAPTURE (BLUE) & WIND SHADOW (EMERALD) COMPASS
Swell: 235° (SW) · Wind: 50° (NE)
HYDROGRAPHIC REFRACTION, TAKEOFF & EXIT CHANNEL PROFILE
Beach & Reef Bottom ProfileBølgens Oppførsel (Odde / Nes (Pointbreak)): Langperiodiske dønninger (10s+) bryter umiddelbart ved møte med den undersjøiske vulkanhyllen, og konsentrerer 2270 kJ bølgeenergi inn mot takeoff-sonen mens bølgen åpner seg rent. Den tilstøtende kanalen drenerer vannet jevnt uten å trekke surfere inn i slagsonen.
1. GYLDEN REGEL FOR INN- OG UTGANG
GOLDEN RULE: The cliff-base boulder footpath floods above 1.40m tide. Begin walking back at least 40 minutes before tide hits 1.40m, or paddle down to Paul do Mar harbor.
Maksimal Flo: {tide}m: 1.40m•Laveste Fjære: {tide}m: 0.40m
2. LOKALE FAREMOMENTER I VANNET
- •Cliff-base access trail floods completely above 1.40m tide
- •Occasional loose rockfall from cliff after heavy rain
- •Slippery boulder timing on entry and exit
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