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Pororoca - Araguari river


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Brazil, Amapa

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Surf Spot Characteristics
    Surf Quality
 wave qualityTotally Epic
 experienceexperienced surfers
 surf frequencysometimes break
    Wave
typerivermouth
 directionright
 bottomsandy
 power- fast
- powerful
 normal lengthexceptional (>500m)
 good dayexceptional (>500m)
    Tide, Swell and Wind
 swell direction
 wind direction
 swell sizestarts working at 1.0m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft and holds up to 5m / 16 ft and over
 tide positionhigh tide only
 tide movementrising tide
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Pororoca - Araguari river Access
  You can arrive at Amapa state only by boat or plane. Go to Macapa city and take a boat by Araguari river on east of state.
Check the local tour operators, they have the best equipaments and all crew to do a expedition to the longest wave in the world. Amazing!!! Surfing through the jungle...
  distancesurf trip
  walklong walk (>30 mn)
  easy to find?OK
  public access?private access
  special accessby boat only
    More Details on Surfing
  week crowd empty
week-end crowd empty
  dangers- urchins
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 Pororoca is a phenomenum which happens with a combination of moon position and sea tides.
usually at equinox, high tide is coming from the sea invading the rivers and producing strong waves. Every full and new moon from january to may and august to november. In the first semester the waves are glass and perfect. In the second semester the river stayed swung, because of the strong winds and is good to do kitesurf.
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  Atmosphere Araguari river has the longest wave in the world.
  General You can test your surf... can do every manouvers and enjoy all the time in the Amazon forest.But be careful, there are aligators and water snakes at the area that can hurt you.
 
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DatumWGS84 [ Help ]
GPS Lat.1° 16.04665' N
GPS Long.50° 10.22644' W
PrecisionApproximate
 
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comment by Visit Brasil !!!!, 2007-06-21 20:41:43

Pororoca is unbelieveble !!!
I think that Pororoca is five stars, it's a totally unbelievible wave that breaks just feel days a year being the most extense wave in the world. That's where the nature shows his powers

comment by ashley, 2007-06-19 07:54:47

No idea when it comes!!!
Hi thereHow can I know when the Pororoca comes next spring?I need your helpThank you,

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