Long, open sandy beach with mellow peaks and very few surfers. Hit-or-miss and often closes out; the better learner banks are further south around Carvalhal.
Break
beach break, lefts and rights; faces WNW
Level
beginner
Best swell
SW, W
Best wind
E, NE (offshore)
Best tide
all tides
Season
Autumn to spring
Typical size
0.5–1.8 m
Crowd
low
Hazards
Dumpy close-out shorebreak along much of the beach; Inconsistent: needs a decent swell to break properly