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Surf Spot Characteristics |
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alternative name | Porto das Barcas |
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Surf Quality |
| | wave quality | Regional Classic |
| | experience | experienced surfers |
| | surf frequency | regular |
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Wave |
| type | point-break |
| | direction | right |
| | bottom | boulders |
| | power | - fun
- powerless
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| | normal length | normal (50 to 150m) |
| | good day | very Long (300 to 500 m) |
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Tide, Swell and Wind |
| | swell direction | - North
- NorthWest
- West
- SouthWest
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| | wind direction | - SouthEast
- East
- NorthEast
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| | swell size | starts working at 1.5m-2m /5ft-6ft and holds up to 4m+ / 12ft |
| | tide position | all tides |
| | tide movement | rising and falling tides |
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Author: Anonymous
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They surfed this spot ! (5)
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Canal das Barcas Access |
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Go to Vila Nova de Milfontes and ask. Tip: Camping site road. |
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distance | take a car |
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walk | good walk (15-30 mn) |
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easy to find? | OK |
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public access? | public access |
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special access | Paddle > 20mn or Boat |
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More Details on Surfing |
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week crowd |
empty |
| week-end crowd |
ok |
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dangers | - rips / undertow
- rocks
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Additional Surfing Infos |
| | You can get in the harbour, paddle through the boats and in to the harbour boat exit, contour the big fat rock with black birds in it (don't get caught by the set close to the rock, or you'll turn black sea bird food), and your at the point. If it's big (more than 2m/6ft), it's a bit scary getting out of the harbour (big walls of water coming in) you have to time the sets perfectly. You can always paddle from the rocky beach (beware of pointy rocks that really cut), but it's longer and you have to get through the close-out section. The wave is long, a bit fat, with the ocasional tube. Fun and easy to surf. With more than 2m/6ft it gets harder...
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Atmosphere |
In winter weekdays it's empty. You find youself surfing good rights, really far away from land, in the middle of the sea with no one out. Kind of scary and great feeling at the same time. In sunny weekends can be crowded with not so friendly crowds. Keep to yourself and there's no problem. There's also a right pointbreak in front of the parking (called "Marrocos"), but it's rare. For all the big riders out there, there's a wave that breaks left 500m south of Canal das Barcas, called Montanhas (Mountains!)which is perfect for tow-in. You can be surfing Canal with 2.5m/8ft, and see Montanhas breaking far outside with 5m/15ft... It as no size limit, so if you have the guts... |
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General |
Very nice to relax during weekdays. Nice easy rights if it's not to big. Hollower in the low tide, and fatter at high tide. |
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comment by anonymous, 2006-04-04 22:59:08