Does Itacaré have world class quality waves?
Well, southern Atlantic waves on this side of the continent do very rarely get the power and shape comparable to thousands of miles traveled ground swells found in the Pacific, the Indian Ocean, or in the Southern regions of Africa. For being rather short period, waves in Itacaré also do not wrap around points as nicely, so you will rarely get a longer ride than 50 to 150 m (exception: bigger winter swells at legendary “Boca da Barra” with rides of up to 2 km). However, the continental underwater platforms build a funnel just in front of Itacaré, turning it into a true wave magnet, so Itacaré gets extremely consistent short period waves at average wave sizes ranging from 1 to 3 feet in summer and 3 to 7 feet in winter time (Hawaiian feet…), that allow for nearly 365 days of surf training in this area. Due to the prevailing short period (short distance) swells you never wait longer than about a minute before the next set comes in, so there are always plenty of waves for everybody to s
