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Cabeço is top surfing in Santa Catarina, as most of the other reef-rocky along the north and south shores of this brazilian state. In the video attached to this spot, you can see Cabeço on a small day, with short waves. On a big day, nobody wants to shoot some images but surf. It rocks!

Atmosphere:
On Ponta do Cabeço, there is a gazebo on the hilltop, where you can admire the beautiful view and watch the locals in the case of being afraid to enter the water because of them. Ten or twelve years ago, it was ok to surf there, but nowadays you have to be vary carefull.

Additional Info:
FIRST OFF ALL: BE A JUI-JITSU HEROE, IF YOU WANT TO FACE THE LOCAL GUYS. Localism at Ponta do Cabeço is as scary as at Atralaia. And also as Atalaia, it is a wonderfull wave. This is an Indonesia style wave, a left hander, very strong, pumping on a shallow bottom of rocks. It need a 5-6ft Esat swell with northwest wind to break in its perfect conditions. Once it happens, make surfe you are in shape, because you are going to have a 1 minute wave ride, full of manouvering sections. Remind yourself, there is not beach around. There are only rocks. So make sure your leash is in good conditions e and you can swim at least 500m to get out of the water in case of trouble.

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Access

Walk	Short walk (5-15 min)
Public access	Yes
4x4 required	No
Boat required	Yes

Wave Characteristics

Type	Reef (rocky)
Direction	Left
Bottom	Boulders
Power	Hollow Fast Powerful Fun
Frequency	Sometimes breaks (50 days/year)
Normal length	Long (150 to 300m)
Good day length	Very Long (300 to 500m)

Ideal Conditions

Wind direction	North NorthWest West
Swell direction	East NorthEast
Swell size	Less than 3ft - 6ft+
Tide	Low and mid tide
Tide movement	Rising and falling tides

Crowd

Week	Few surfers
Weekend	Few surfers

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