Difficulty 5
Break frequency 5
180 days a year
Wave Direction
Swell Direction
2.0m - 2.5m Swell
Wind Direction
Tide
recommended board
- Shaper: Mc Tavish
- Design: Fireball
- Sizes: 9'1" to 9'6"
- Surfer Weight: >80kg to any weight
Originally designed for Gareth Donovan when he won the 1995 Australian Longboard Title at famous Bell's Beach, the FIREBALL has gone from strength to strength, becoming the benchmark Longboard across the wor... Read more
general information
Just west of Venao, lies Playa Madrono. A quality wave with a sandy bottom and hollow tubes at low to mid tide. Access is a bit of an issue requiring at 30 min hike in from the road along a dodgy trail beside the river. Private land here may also cause some issues, but it it's delivering fast powerful tubes, all obstacles should be overcome.
Wave length
50-100m
Best months
April - September
Equipment
Body Board, Short board, Long board
Wave type
Barreling
Access
Standard Paddle, Long Walk
Hazards
Sharks, Very Isolated, Rips
5 Day Forecast
| Swell Period | 9.99 | 9.72 | 9.10 | 9.03 | 8.97 | 8.46 | 8.09 | 7.84 | 7.86 | 8.13 |
| Swell Direction | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | NNE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE |
| Wind Direction | NE | ENE | ENE | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | ENE | NE |
| Wind (kts) | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Air - Sea - Swell - Wind
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