Very long right over rocky bottom and also sand bars in front of hotel Tamargueira. The beach holds good sized swells and has no crowd problems outside high season (summer) Crowd – Crowded Type of Wave - Pointbreak Type of Bottom – Rock sand covered Tide – Not high Offshore - South-West BREAK TYPE: beach / point WAVE DIRECTION: right IDEAL WIND: north easterly IDEAL SWELL: south westerly IDEAL TIDE: low - mid HAZARDS: rips / crowds / rocks AVERAGE WATER TEMPS: 12°C - 19°C DIFFICULTY: beginner RATING: 3/5
This is the southernmost wave of the Buarcos area. It is a long right-hand tube for experienced surfers, which begins with a tube, followed by a section requiring some speed to end in a tube. Tamargueira is the name of a native bush, the tamarisk.