The northern limit of the Reserve and its big-wave outpost, a long-walling right that holds serious size in winter.
São Lourenço marks the northern edge of the World Surfing Reserve. The takeoff sits a long way out, over three hundred metres from the sand, and the wave can hold well over twenty feet when the North Atlantic fires in winter.
On its day it offers long, fast right-handers over a reef bottom, best from low to mid tide. It is sheltered from north winds, which often clean it up when other spots are blown out.
This is an advanced wave with a long paddle and real consequence at size. Pick your day, study the channel, and never surf it alone.
