Porto de Galinhas

Porto de Galinhas is an E-facing reef break in Ipojuca, Pernambuco, Brazil. It picks up swell from NNE and NNE to SSW. Offshore wind here blows from the W: light winds or W breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while E onshores chop it up.

Break

Reef

Faces

E (100°)

Best swell

NE to SSE (50°–151°), 11 s or longer

Best wind

SW to NW offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

4–10 ft at the beach

Swell window

NNE (16° to 28.5°); NNE to SSW (29.5° to 203°)

Offshore wind

W

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

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