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Portugal, Algarve

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Surf Spot Characteristics
  alternative nameZ-Point
    Surf Quality
 wave qualityWorld Class
 experienceexperienced surfers
 surf frequencysometimes break
    Wave
typepoint-break
 directionright
 bottomsandy
 power- hollow
- fast
- fun
 normal lengthnormal (50 to 150m)
 good daylong (150 to 300 m)
    Tide, Swell and Wind
 swell direction- West
- SouthWest
- South
 wind direction- North
 swell sizestarts working at less than 1m / 3ft and holds up to 2.5m+ / 8ft+
 tide positionlow and mid tide
 tide movementrising and falling tides
  Author: Richard Norris
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Zavial Access
  From Vila de Bispo, take the road to Lagos and after 1-2km turn south to the beach. Easy to find sand cove, the wave breaks off the right-hand end (west)
  distancetake a car
  walkinstant access (<5 mn)
  easy to find?easy to find
  public access?public access
  special accessDon't know
    More Details on Surfing
  week crowd empty
week-end crowd
  dangers- rips / undertow
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 Parking is available right at the beach entrance, in summer don't leave valuables in your car....

Due to its relatively protected position, needs a sizeable swell (or well orientated) before it goes off.

Again, in summer, strong thermal winds often blow offshore in the evening, so check conditions throughout the day. Depending on the sand bar, it can be very fickle - working for only an hour or so, on an incoming tide. The wave can be quite 'sectiony', closing out often.

At low tide a wave breaks alongside the cliffs on the extreme western end of the beach behind the point.
  Overview
  Atmosphere A tourists beach which, given the right conditions, throws up a great right-hand wave. A steep take-off which holds some size - the locals have it wired so be prepared for not getting a lot of waves. More and more bodyboarders getting in the way.
  General A real fun wave, worth the detour if you're in the area, with warmer water than the breaks on the Atlantic facing coastline
 
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DatumWGS84 [ Help ]
GPS Lat.37° 2.73881' N
GPS Long.8° 52.35873' W
PrecisionApproximate
 
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comment by Anonymous, 2007-04-23 14:51:07

5 stars, sometimes...
In Summer time, when the wave is breaking, the crowds are impossible. Remember, it´s a surf schools beach. In Winter time, specially on week days, you can have some fun. With a big swell hitting the West coast and the wind blowing from the North, Z-point becomes a world class wave, in which case you should stay on the beach or cliffs and leave it to the pros and experienced locals.

comment by squillo, 2006-09-28 20:25:55

the most beauthifull beach for surfing
this is the perfect beach it`s magical the color of the water can be so blue or so green it seems like fotos of maldives or indonesia and the wave comes along the brown cleef or another color it depends at the sun intensity the waves are powerfull it`s more or less like super-tubos in peniche but for right perfect ambient after an epic ride nothing better a good dinner at the local restaurante with a good butle of portuguese red wine and then a goood smoke...

comment by anonymous, 2006-04-06 12:42:13

Good wave
Good little wave here for sure.. the right off the rocks is the go, but the beach still has shape. Great fun!

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