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{{short description|Beach located in the city of Florianópolis, Brazil}}
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'''Mole Beach''' ({{IPA-pt|ˈpɾaj.ɐ ˈmɔli|lang}}, ''Praia Mole'') is located in the city of [[Florianópolis]], Brazil. The beach extends 960 metres and the width varies from 10 m to 120 m.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pmf.sc.gov.br/entidades/turismo/?cms=praia+mole | title=Mole | publisher=Prefeitura de Florianópolis | accessdate=10 September 2014}}</ref> It is one of the many LGBT touristic spots of Florianópolis.<ref>{{cite book | title=Lonely Planet Brazil | publisher=Lonely Planet |author1=St Louis, Regis |author2=Chandler, Gary |author3=Clark, Gregor |author4=Gleeson, Bridget |author5=Noble, John |author6=Raub, Kevin |author7=Smith, Paul | year=2013 | pages=633–4 | isbn=1742200605 | chapter=Praia Mole}}</ref> Mole beach is also known for its strong and long waves making it ideal for [[surfing]]. The [[beach]] is also a traditional point for the youth of this [[island]].
'''Mole Beach''' ({{IPA|pt|ˈpɾajɐ ˈmɔli|lang}}, ''Praia Mole'') is located in the city of [[Florianópolis]], Brazil. It is up to 120 metres wide and 960 metres long.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pmf.sc.gov.br/entidades/turismo/?cms=praia+mole | title=Mole | publisher=Prefeitura de Florianópolis | access-date=10 September 2014}}</ref> It is an [[LGBT]] tourist spot in Florianópolis.<ref>{{cite book | title=Lonely Planet Brazil | publisher=Lonely Planet |author1=St Louis, Regis |author2=Chandler, Gary |author3=Clark, Gregor |author4=Gleeson, Bridget |author5=Noble, John |author6=Raub, Kevin |author7=Smith, Paul | year=2013 | pages=633–4 | isbn=978-1742200606 | chapter=Praia Mole}}</ref>

The beach is frequented by surfers and gliders who use the hillside in the south as a slope for take-off. Normal length of the wave varies from 50 m to 150 m which fast and powerful coming from both left and right direction.

The direction of wind is usually west, northwest and southwest. The swell direction is east, north, south and northeast. The wave swells from 1 metre to as high as 2.5 m. The tides are rising and falling having low and mid-tide position.<ref>[http://www.florianopolis.info/mole.html Praia Mole - Mole Beach Information {{en icon}}]</ref>


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Latest revision as of 22:42, 10 October 2024

View of Mole Beach.

Mole Beach (Portuguese: [ˈpɾajɐ ˈmɔli], Praia Mole) is located in the city of Florianópolis, Brazil. It is up to 120 metres wide and 960 metres long.[1] It is an LGBT tourist spot in Florianópolis.[2]

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  1. ^ "Mole". Prefeitura de Florianópolis. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  2. ^ St Louis, Regis; Chandler, Gary; Clark, Gregor; Gleeson, Bridget; Noble, John; Raub, Kevin; Smith, Paul (2013). "Praia Mole". Lonely Planet Brazil. Lonely Planet. pp. 633–4. ISBN 978-1742200606.

27°36′09″S 48°25′58″W / 27.60250°S 48.43278°W / -27.60250; -48.43278