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Cal, Brazil

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About Cal

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

The spot faces SE (120°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (300°). 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 gently: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 42). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 16°C in July, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 25°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually February, with about 3 good days in 7; in September, October and November, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Torres, 1.3 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 6 surf spots.

Water about 19°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 22 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights ORD → CXJ · Skyscanner from about £515 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h 45 from the airport to Cal.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in TorresAd

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

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

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

  4. Hire and lessons.

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

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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 18Oct08 ft9 ssoft767kJ18°C
Mon 19Oct85 ft9 smushy313kJ17°C
Tue 20Oct375 ft7 smushy286kJ16°C
Wed 21Oct365 ft8 smushy224kJ18°C
Thu 22Oct304 ft8 ssoft167kJ19°C
Fri 23Oct464 ft5 smushy83kJ19°C
Sat 24Oct06 ft7 smushy255kJ18°C
Sun 25Oct233 ft6 smushy70kJ18°C
Mon 26Oct07 ft10 ssoft832kJ18°C
Tue 27Oct295 ft9 ssoft342kJ19°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 CXJ, changing at GRU, then 2h 45 by road. About 22h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Guarita

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 7 s, wind 3 kn (5 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Cal

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 8 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Cal

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 10 kn (19 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Cal

    Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 4 ft at 5 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to CXJ, changing at GRU, then 2h 45 by road. About 22h 30 door to door

The plan picks the best of 5 spots near Torres each day: Cal, Guarita, Ilha dos Lobos, Prainha, Saraiva.

The trip from Torres, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £895–£1,725 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 CXJ, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£515–£1,070
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£895–£1,725

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

Places to eat near Torres

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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