By Luiz Gallicchio - POA - luiz.ary@hotmail.com , 02-01-2007

Fun wave! - This is one of the most consistent spots in Garopaba region. It´s located in the south side of the same bay of Ferrugem Beach. While ideal condition is a North quadrant wind for Ferrugem, Barrinha breaks better wich South-West winds and a swell not bigger than 6 feet, althogh it can hold more, if clean.

Depending on swell direction, you have a right hand starting close to the rocks, always longer than the left that starts breaking some 50 m towards the middle of the beach and ends in the channel. Sometimes hollows.

I think three stars is a good rate for this wave.