Lagoinha do Leste

Lagoinha do Leste, also called Lagonésia, is at the far south of Santa Catarina Island and can only be reached by trail, either from Pântano do Sul, with about 2.2 km of walking through forest and rocks, or from Matadeiro Beach. The bottom is sand with hollow waves, it picks up east, southeast and south swell, and is super consistent, with rights breaking on the right-hand rocks on south swell days and waves spread along the whole beach when southeast or east comes in.

The crowd is usually low, especially on days and at times outside the busy periods, which delivers rare sessions of surfing practically alone in a setting no other point on the island has. In high season, local fishermen offer boat transport from Pântano do Sul, which avoids the trail for those who just want to enjoy the beach and the lagoon next to it, great for stand up paddle. It's worth planning well, since the way back is the same as the way there and the boats' return time is usually limited in the late afternoon.