their formations are quite full and voluminous generally speaking, ideal for long boarding and adapted surfing - the waves break at approximately three meters high, in their full point of extension.

in the corner of this beach there is a rock that forms a canal, facilitating the entrance to the sea - that is the part known as curvão (big curve) - the most well known long board and stand up paddle competitions occur here at macumba beach, and is also the training site of many local professional surfers.

on this link an early morning shot of macumba beach is posted daily, showing water conditions - this link shows praia da macumba on a wikimapia, best seen using google chrome, as zoom settings it might not open correctly with other browsers.