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atafona - sao joao da barra, Brazil

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About atafona - sao joao da barra

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces E (91°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (271°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 13). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 22°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 26°C in April, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Atafona, 1 km away (about 5 min by car).

Water about 23°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 22 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to VIX, changing at São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU).

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  2. Getting there. 3 h 15 from the airport to atafona - sao joao da barra.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct363 ft7 shollow83kJ25°C
Mon 19Oct132 ft8 shollow45kJ24°C
Tue 20Oct132 ft7 shollow24kJ24°C
Wed 21Oct112 ft7 shollow26kJ23°C
Thu 22Oct92 ft6 smushy26kJ23°C
Fri 23Oct72 ft7 smushy41kJ24°C
Sat 24Oct333 ft5 shollow28kJ26°C
Sun 25Oct112 ft5 shollow13kJ26°C
Mon 26Oct343 ft5 shollow39kJ30°C
Tue 27Oct414 ft10 shollow290kJ25°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to VIX, changing at GRU, then 3h 15 by road. About 22h 50 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf atafona - sao joao da barra

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to VIX, changing at GRU, then 3h 15 by road. About 22h 50 door to door

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Rough cost

About £880–£1,695 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to VIX, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£500–£1,040
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£50–£85
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£120–£195
Food7 days eating out£120–£220
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£55–£90
Total£880–£1,695

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Atafona

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

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