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Canoas, Brazil

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About Canoas

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

The spot faces E (89°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (269°). 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 moderately: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 21). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 18°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April, May, July and August, with about 2 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Barra Velha, 0.6 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

Water about 21°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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

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

    See flights ORD → NVT · Skyscanner from about £510 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 50 min from the airport to Canoas.

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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 18Oct372 ft9 shollow78kJ23°C
Mon 19Oct182 ft8 shollow28kJ21°C
Tue 20Oct222 ft8 shollow39kJ20°C
Wed 21Oct252 ft7 shollow43kJ21°C
Thu 22Oct142 ft5 smushy19kJ21°C
Fri 23Oct313 ft5 smushy41kJ24°C
Sat 24Oct182 ft5 smushy17kJ25°C
Sun 25Oct363 ft5 smushy60kJ21°C
Mon 26Oct223 ft5 smushy28kJ22°C
Tue 27Oct313 ft5 smushy38kJ22°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 NVT, changing at GRU, then 50 min by road. About 20h 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
    Surf barra de Itajuba

    Best 12:00 to 15:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 5 kn (10 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to NVT, changing at GRU, then 50 min by road. About 20h door to door

The plan picks the best of 8 spots near Barra Velha each day: barra de Itajuba, Barrinha, Canoas, Foz do Itapocu, Foz do Itapocu, ilha do grants, Praia do Sol, Syphodys.

The trip from Barra Velha, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £890–£1,715 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 NVT, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£510–£1,060
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£890–£1,715

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

Places to eat near Barra Velha

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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