BARCO NA PRAIA DE PONTA VERDE-MACEIO - panoramio — 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 beginners: 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 beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Cruz das Almas4.2 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft28 kJ

2 ft46 kJ

2 ft22 kJ

2 ft29 kJ

3 ft55 kJ

3 ft57 kJ

3 ft64 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cruz das Almas, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	11, too small	3 ft5 smushy	28kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	2 ft6 smushy	46kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	13, too small	2 ft5 smushy	22kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	2 ft5 smushy	29kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	27, poor	3 ft5 smushy	55kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	28, poor	3 ft5 smushy	57kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	27, poor	3 ft6 smushy	64kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	27°C

Pedra Virada4.9 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft36 kJ

3 ft34 kJ

4 ft70 kJ

4 ft76 kJ

4 ft83 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pedra Virada, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	15, poor	3 ft5 smushy	36kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	21, poor	3 ft5 smushy	36kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	15, too small	3 ft5 smushy	34kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	19, too small	3 ft5 smushy	34kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	30, poor	4 ft5 smushy	70kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	30, poor	4 ft5 smushy	76kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	31, poor	4 ft6 smushy	83kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	27°C

Praia do Pontal4.6 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft34 kJ

3 ft36 kJ

2 ft32 kJ

3 ft34 kJ

4 ft67 kJ

4 ft70 kJ

4 ft76 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Praia do Pontal, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	21, too small	3 ft5 smushy	34kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, offshore	31°C
Mon 19Oct	26, poor	3 ft5 smushy	36kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots, offshore	30°C
Tue 20Oct	21, too small	2 ft6 smushy	32kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	19, too small	3 ft5 smushy	34kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	31, poor	4 ft5 smushy	67kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	36, fair	4 ft5 smushy	70kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	38, fair	4 ft6 smushy	76kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	28°C

Rainha4 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft36 kJ

3 ft34 kJ

4 ft70 kJ

4 ft76 kJ

4 ft83 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Rainha, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, poor	3 ft5 smushy	36kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	19, poor	3 ft5 smushy	36kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	16, too small	3 ft5 smushy	34kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	19, too small	3 ft5 smushy	34kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	30, poor	4 ft5 smushy	70kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	30, poor	4 ft5 smushy	76kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	32, poor	4 ft6 smushy	83kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	27°C

Riacho Doce12.9 kmabout 25 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft35 kJ

3 ft34 kJ

2 ft27 kJ

3 ft44 kJ

4 ft67 kJ

4 ft72 kJ

4 ft79 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Riacho Doce, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	15, poor	3 ft5 smushy	35kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	31°C
Mon 19Oct	19, too small	3 ft5 smushy	34kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	2 ft5 smushy	27kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	21, too small	3 ft6 smushy	44kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	33, poor	4 ft5 smushy	67kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	34, poor	4 ft5 smushy	72kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	35, poor	4 ft6 smushy	79kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	29°C

Salgema4.1 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft36 kJ

3 ft34 kJ

4 ft70 kJ

4 ft76 kJ

4 ft83 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Salgema, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	15, poor	3 ft5 smushy	36kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	21, poor	3 ft5 smushy	36kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	15, too small	3 ft5 smushy	34kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	18, too small	3 ft5 smushy	34kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	29, poor	4 ft5 smushy	70kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	30, poor	4 ft5 smushy	76kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	34, poor	4 ft6 smushy	83kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	27°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

Pizza.com Pizza DeliveryPizza · 0.2 km from the centre
Pizzaria SorrisoPizza · 0.2 km from the centre
Leãozinho HamburgueriaBurger · 0.4 km from the centre
Super PizzaPizza · 0.4 km from the centre
Lira's Burger BrasilBurger · 0.5 km from the centre
Galetos BraunBuffet · 0.6 km from the centre

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

Maceió, Brazil

About Maceió

Staying in Maceió

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Where it is

Surf within 20 km

Places to eat near Maceió