English
Español
Français
Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
Enjoy and contribute!
| Find the best surf spots |
|
|
Rata
Portugal, Central Lisboa
GPS coordinates not set ! Edit this page and use the map selector to add the surf spot GPS location !
User rating (12)
- Add to my surfed spots
- Comments (4)
- sessions (0)
- trips (0)
- Photos (5)
- Videos (0)
- Share
- Favourite
-
Your favourites and future surf spot lists
Access
|
Its very easy to access. You go on the Marginal from Lisbon to Cascais and its the last village before Cascais just after Estoril! DistanceIn the city WalkInstant access (< 5min) Easy to find?Easy to find Public access?Public access Special accessDon't know |
Surf Spot Characteristics
Surf Spot Quality
Wave qualityNormal
ExperienceAll surfers
FrequencySometimes break
Wave
TypeReef-rocky
DirectionRight
BottomReef (coral, sharp rocks etc..)
PowerHollow, Fun, Powerless
Normal lengthShort (< 50m)
Good day lengthShort (< 50m)
Tide, Swell and Wind
Good swell directionWest, SouthWest, South
Good wind directionEast
Swell sizeStarts working at Less than 1m / 3ft and holds up to 3m+ / 10ft+
Best tide positionMid and high tide
Best tide movementRising and falling tides
More details
Week crowdEmpty
Week-end crowdCrowded
Dangers
- Rocks
Additional Information
This a very nice spot but only works nice for a little time. Wiyh low tide its very dangers. Its also hard to get out and in! In the good days the drop is very animal, but then the wave dies a little bit and come up again in the inside, where sometimes theres a small tube half a second :)
Atmosphere
the atmosphere its good, most of the surfers there are beginners.Tehe are only one spot so when its crowd sometimes its to catch a good wave. But in a good day the waves just dont stop coming.
General
cool! 8) - ask the locals what the name means ;)
Author: Anonymous Contributors (1)
Comments
By velosofernando@hotmail.com , 22-03-2005
Aloha Rata Boys - Ávila, Tomé, Patrick, Baitê, e todos os outros que lá surfaram sabem como é...
By Tom the curl , 07-09-2004
Not for beginners - Hey,this wave is certainly not a beginners spot, especially when it's big. you have to jump off the rock jetty in order to get to the line up. there are submerged rocks everywhere, which only surface on a lower tide. don't surf this spot on low tide only from medium tide upwards.there are currents because the waves break really far out to sea and if you want to get back in, you have to either paddle all the way to salamander's in cascais or else make your way out next to the rock jetty through some very nasty rocks.I once saved a girl's life (little inês) there in November 2001 so I won't recommend this to any beginner. Plus the take-off is very steep. The wave mellows out then in the inside section, but if you want to kook around in beginner waves, try s. pedro maybe on a smaller day.
Errors, Feedback
You can edit this page to correct errors or add new information. If you have any problems regarding this page, Send us feedback.
Advertise
On the Go!
Wannasurf.com on your mobile
RSS All the RSS feeds of Wannasurf.com
Newsletter All news by email
By Francisco , 01-04-2008
- This is definitely a begginers wave, especially if you wait for the high tide. Sometimes if you take off on top of the odd rock the drop can be a little less than flat, otherwise it's just a fat burger. And getting out is easy, you just have a bit of a long paddle after your last wave, which is annoying when you're tired at the end of a session.. Otherwise it's a great wave to learn