Bonete, Brazil

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: São Sebastião, 15 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: SJK (SJK), 93 km.

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About Bonete

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

The spot faces S (170°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (350°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 14). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 21°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: São Sebastião, 15 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: SJK (SJK), 93 km.

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 17 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU), direct.
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Forecast

Bonete does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bonete, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	10, poor	5 ft8 shollow	287kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 smushy	669kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	43, fair	4 ft8 shollow	219kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	38, fair	4 ft7 shollow	184kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	42, fair	4 ft8 shollow	207kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	56, good	4 ft8 shollow	172kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	23°C
Sat 24Oct	30, too small	2 ft7 shollow	52kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	23, poor	5 ft6 smushy	161kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	21°C
Mon 26Oct	38, fair	4 ft5 smushy	68kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots	21°C
Tue 27Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 shollow	934kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots	21°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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to GRU, then 2h 30 by road. About 17h 55 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Bonete
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 7 kn (12 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Bonete
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, wind 9 kn (16 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Bonete
Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 14 kn (25 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Bonete
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to GRU, then 2h 30 by road. About 17h 55 door to door

Rough cost

About £760–£1,495 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to GRU, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag	£500–£1,035
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£50–£85
Food	7 days eating out	£120–£220
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£55–£90
Total		£760–£1,495

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

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