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Barra do sai mirim, Brazil

Stay in Guaratuba: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

Also within 20 km of Guaratuba

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About Barra do sai mirim

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

The spot faces E (96°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (276°). 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 moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 30). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 19°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 28°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March, April, May and June, with about 1 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Guaratuba. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 22°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 20 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights ORD → JOI · Skyscanner from about £505 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 55 min from the airport to Barra do sai mirim.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Guaratuba, 12 km (about 25 min by car)Ad

    Barra do sai mirim is 12 km from the beds: plan on the drive each day you surf.

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

    Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

    See all places to stay in Guaratuba, 12 km away on Booking.com →

    Closest towns to stay in

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Guaratuba · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Guaratuba · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Barra do sai mirim on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct101 ft8 shollow15kJ21°C
Mon 19Oct71 ft4 smushy4kJ19°C
Tue 20Oct91 ft6 smushy8kJ19°C
Wed 21Oct91 ft7 shollow7kJ21°C
Thu 22Oct41 ft5 smushy4kJ21°C
Fri 23Oct131 ft5 smushy8kJ23°C
Sat 24Oct51 ft5 smushy3kJ23°C
Sun 25Oct102 ft4 smushy7kJ21°C
Mon 26Oct71 ft3 smushy2kJ22°C
Tue 27Oct71 ft6 smushy7kJ22°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 JOI, changing at GRU, then 55 min by road. About 20h 05 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: 1 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to JOI, changing at GRU, then 55 min by road. About 20h 05 door to door

The plan picks the best of 4 spots near Guaratuba each day: Barra do sai mirim, Direitas de Guaratuba, Guaratuba Praia Brava, Praia Brava Guaratuba.

The trip from Guaratuba, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £885–£1,705 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 JOI, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£505–£1,050
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£885–£1,705

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

Places to eat near Guaratuba

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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Getting thereAd

Flights · Skyscanner Car hire · Discover Cars

Where to stayAd

Nearest beds: Guaratuba, 12 km (about 25 min by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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