Caraguatatuba, Brazil

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About Caraguatatuba

Caraguatatuba is a town in São Paulo, Brazil. From Caraguatatuba you can reach 2 surf spots. The nearest is Massaguaçu, a surf spot 8.7 km from the centre. Overture lists 53 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is SJK, 63 km away.

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Staying in Caraguatatuba

  • 53 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: SJK, 63 km, São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU), 110 km, Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport (CGH), 126 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Caraguatatuba.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Caraguatatuba too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Caraguatatuba: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Simão18.2 kmabout 35 min by car2 ft25 kJwind from the west, 3 knots, offshore, too small2 ft16 kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots, too small2 ft17 kJwind from the east, 5 knots, too small2 ft22 kJwind from the east, 12 knots, too small3 ft25 kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots, too small2 ft20 kJwind from the west, 5 knots, too small1 ft13 kJwind from the south-east, 7 knots, too small
All readings for Simão: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Simão, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct22, too small2 ft7 shollow25kJwind from the west, 3 knots, offshore21°C
Tue 20Oct16, too small2 ft6 smushy16kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots21°C
Wed 21Oct12, too small2 ft6 shollow17kJwind from the east, 5 knots22°C
Thu 22Oct11, too small2 ft5 smushy22kJwind from the east, 12 knots22°C
Fri 23Oct33, too small3 ft5 smushy25kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots22°C
Sat 24Oct21, too small2 ft5 smushy20kJwind from the west, 5 knots25°C
Sun 25Oct11, too small1 ft6 shollow13kJwind from the south-east, 7 knots24°C
Massaguaçu8.7 kmabout 15 min by car2 ft25 kJwind from the west, 2 knots, too small2 ft16 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, too small2 ft17 kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, too small2 ft22 kJwind from the east, 9 knots, too small3 ft25 kJwind from the south, 3 knots, too small2 ft20 kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, offshore, too small1 ft13 kJwind from the south, 3 knots, too small
All readings for Massaguaçu: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Massaguaçu, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct17, too small2 ft7 smushy25kJwind from the west, 2 knots20°C
Tue 20Oct13, too small2 ft6 smushy16kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots20°C
Wed 21Oct11, too small2 ft6 smushy17kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots21°C
Thu 22Oct12, too small2 ft5 smushy22kJwind from the east, 9 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct23, too small3 ft5 smushy25kJwind from the south, 3 knots22°C
Sat 24Oct20, too small2 ft5 smushy20kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, offshore25°C
Sun 25Oct11, too small1 ft6 smushy13kJwind from the south, 3 knots25°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Caraguatatuba, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Caraguatatuba

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits