Maceió, Brazil

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Near Rainha. Photo: JOSÉ RICARDO DA SILV…, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Maceió

Maceió is a town in Alagoas, Brazil. From Maceió you can reach 6 surf spots. The nearest is Rainha, a surf spot 4 km from the centre. Overture lists 26 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is MCZ, 16 km away.

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Staying in Maceió

  • 26 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: MCZ, 16 km, REC, 191 km, AJU, 209 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 Maceió.

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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. The best of the spots that stay in Maceió each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Maceió 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 Maceió: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Praia do Pontal4.6 kmabout 10 min by car3 ft34 kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, offshore, too small3 ft36 kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore, poor2 ft32 kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots, too small3 ft34 kJwind from the east, 6 knots, too small4 ft67 kJwind from the east, 7 knots, poor4 ft70 kJwind from the east, 7 knots, poor4 ft76 kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, fair
All readings for Praia do Pontal: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Praia do Pontal, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct22, too small3 ft5 smushy34kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, offshore30°C
Mon 19Oct26, poor3 ft5 smushy36kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore30°C
Tue 20Oct21, too small2 ft6 smushy32kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots29°C
Wed 21Oct21, too small3 ft5 smushy34kJwind from the east, 6 knots28°C
Thu 22Oct32, poor4 ft5 smushy67kJwind from the east, 7 knots28°C
Fri 23Oct34, poor4 ft5 smushy70kJwind from the east, 7 knots28°C
Sat 24Oct38, fair4 ft6 smushy76kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots29°C
Riacho Doce12.9 kmabout 25 min by car3 ft35 kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, poor3 ft34 kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, too small2 ft27 kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots, too small3 ft44 kJwind from the east, 6 knots, too small4 ft67 kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, poor4 ft72 kJwind from the east, 7 knots, poor4 ft79 kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, poor
All readings for Riacho Doce: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Riacho Doce, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct15, poor3 ft5 smushy35kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots31°C
Mon 19Oct19, too small3 ft5 smushy34kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots30°C
Tue 20Oct17, too small2 ft5 smushy27kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots30°C
Wed 21Oct24, too small3 ft6 smushy44kJwind from the east, 6 knots29°C
Thu 22Oct34, poor4 ft5 smushy67kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots29°C
Fri 23Oct35, poor4 ft5 smushy72kJwind from the east, 7 knots28°C
Sat 24Oct30, poor4 ft6 smushy79kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots29°C
Rainha4 kmabout 10 min by car3 ft36 kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, poor3 ft36 kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, poor3 ft34 kJwind from the east-north-east, 12 knots, too small3 ft34 kJwind from the east, 8 knots, too small4 ft70 kJwind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, poor4 ft76 kJwind from the east, 8 knots, poor4 ft83 kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, poor
All readings for Rainha: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Rainha, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct13, poor3 ft5 smushy36kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots29°C
Mon 19Oct19, poor3 ft5 smushy36kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots28°C
Tue 20Oct15, too small3 ft5 smushy34kJwind from the east-north-east, 12 knots27°C
Wed 21Oct23, too small3 ft5 smushy34kJwind from the east, 8 knots27°C
Thu 22Oct31, poor4 ft5 smushy70kJwind from the east-south-east, 9 knots27°C
Fri 23Oct31, poor4 ft5 smushy76kJwind from the east, 8 knots27°C
Sat 24Oct25, poor4 ft6 smushy83kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots27°C
Pedra Virada4.9 kmabout 10 min by car3 ft36 kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, poor3 ft36 kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, poor3 ft34 kJwind from the east-north-east, 12 knots, too small3 ft34 kJwind from the east, 8 knots, too small4 ft70 kJwind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, poor4 ft76 kJwind from the east, 8 knots, poor4 ft83 kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, poor
All readings for Pedra Virada: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pedra Virada, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct15, poor3 ft5 smushy36kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots29°C
Mon 19Oct18, poor3 ft5 smushy36kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots28°C
Tue 20Oct15, too small3 ft5 smushy34kJwind from the east-north-east, 12 knots27°C
Wed 21Oct22, too small3 ft5 smushy34kJwind from the east, 8 knots27°C
Thu 22Oct31, poor4 ft5 smushy70kJwind from the east-south-east, 9 knots27°C
Fri 23Oct31, poor4 ft5 smushy76kJwind from the east, 8 knots27°C
Sat 24Oct25, poor4 ft6 smushy83kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots27°C
Salgema4.1 kmabout 10 min by car3 ft36 kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, poor3 ft36 kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, poor3 ft29 kJwind from the east-north-east, 13 knots, too small3 ft34 kJwind from the east, 8 knots, too small4 ft70 kJwind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, poor4 ft76 kJwind from the east, 8 knots, poor4 ft80 kJwind from the east-north-east, 12 knots, poor
All readings for Salgema: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Salgema, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct15, poor3 ft5 smushy36kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots29°C
Mon 19Oct21, poor3 ft5 smushy36kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots28°C
Tue 20Oct17, too small3 ft5 smushy29kJwind from the east-north-east, 13 knots27°C
Wed 21Oct22, too small3 ft5 smushy34kJwind from the east, 8 knots27°C
Thu 22Oct30, poor4 ft5 smushy70kJwind from the east-south-east, 9 knots27°C
Fri 23Oct30, poor4 ft5 smushy76kJwind from the east, 8 knots27°C
Sat 24Oct29, poor4 ft6 smushy80kJwind from the east-north-east, 12 knots27°C
Cruz das Almas4.2 kmabout 10 min by car3 ft28 kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, too small2 ft46 kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, too small2 ft27 kJwind from the east-north-east, 12 knots, too small2 ft29 kJwind from the east, 8 knots, too small3 ft55 kJwind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, poor3 ft57 kJwind from the east, 8 knots, poor3 ft64 kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, poor
All readings for Cruz das Almas: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cruz das Almas, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct11, too small3 ft5 smushy28kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots29°C
Mon 19Oct16, too small2 ft6 smushy46kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots28°C
Tue 20Oct13, too small2 ft5 smushy27kJwind from the east-north-east, 12 knots27°C
Wed 21Oct19, too small2 ft5 smushy29kJwind from the east, 8 knots27°C
Thu 22Oct28, poor3 ft5 smushy55kJwind from the east-south-east, 9 knots27°C
Fri 23Oct28, poor3 ft5 smushy57kJwind from the east, 8 knots27°C
Sat 24Oct22, poor3 ft6 smushy64kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots27°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Maceió, 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 Maceió

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