Porto de galinhas 019 — Porto de Galinhas beach. Photo: Andrevruas, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Porto de Galinhas

Porto de Galinhas is a town in Pernambuco, Brazil. From Porto de Galinhas you can reach 4 surf spots. The nearest is Borete, a surf spot 0.6 km from the centre. Overture lists 237 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is REC, 43 km away.

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Staying in Porto de Galinhas

237 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: REC, 43 km, MCZ, 142 km, JPA, 151 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 Porto de Galinhas.

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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 Porto de Galinhas each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Porto de Galinhas 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.

Spot

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Borete0.6 kmabout 5 min by car

2 ft27 kJ

3 ft30 kJ

3 ft36 kJ

3 ft40 kJ

4 ft99 kJ

4 ft79 kJ

4 ft82 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Borete, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	18, too small	2 ft5 smushy	27kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	23, too small	3 ft5 smushy	30kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	33, poor	3 ft5 smushy	36kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	31, poor	3 ft5 smushy	40kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	4 ft6 smushy	99kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	38, fair	4 ft6 smushy	79kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	47, fair	4 ft5 smushy	82kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	28°C

cupe4.3 kmabout 10 min by car

2 ft26 kJ

3 ft29 kJ

3 ft34 kJ

3 ft39 kJ

4 ft93 kJ

4 ft76 kJ

4 ft80 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at cupe, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	18, too small	2 ft5 smushy	26kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	23, too small	3 ft5 smushy	29kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	31, poor	3 ft5 smushy	34kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	31, poor	3 ft5 smushy	39kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	4 ft6 smushy	93kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	38, fair	4 ft5 smushy	76kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	46, fair	4 ft5 smushy	80kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	28°C

Maracaipe3.7 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Serrambi, 2 km

2 ft27 kJ

3 ft29 kJ

3 ft39 kJ

3 ft40 kJ

4 ft96 kJ

4 ft110 kJ

4 ft82 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Maracaipe, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, too small	2 ft5 smushy	27kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	28°C
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	3 ft5 smushy	29kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	29, poor	3 ft5 smushy	39kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	25, poor	3 ft5 smushy	40kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	31, poor	4 ft6 smushy	96kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	27, poor	4 ft6 smushy	110kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	40, fair	4 ft5 smushy	82kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	27°C

Serrambi5.1 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Serrambi, 1 km

2 ft27 kJ

3 ft29 kJ

3 ft39 kJ

3 ft40 kJ

4 ft96 kJ

4 ft110 kJ

4 ft82 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Serrambi, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, too small	2 ft5 smushy	27kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	28°C
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	3 ft5 smushy	29kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	29, poor	3 ft5 smushy	39kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	25, poor	3 ft5 smushy	40kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	31, poor	4 ft6 smushy	96kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	27, poor	4 ft6 smushy	110kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	40, fair	4 ft5 smushy	82kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	27°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Porto de Galinhas, 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 Porto de Galinhas

Costelão Grill Churrascaria e PizzariaBarbecue · in the centre
Gran Hamburgueria Gourmet e ComedoriaBurger · in the centre
Barca SushiSushi · 0.2 km from the centre
BeijupiráSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre
Burguer do ReiBurger · 0.2 km from the centre
Chef PirataBurger · 0.2 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

Porto de Galinhas, Brazil

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Where it is

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