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Cavaleiros, Brazil

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

Also within 20 km of Macaé

  • Pecado Surf spot · 5.3 km from Macaé

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About Cavaleiros

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

The spot faces SE (144°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (324°). 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 250 m out (1 in 26). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 22°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 25°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March, April, May and June, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Macaé, 3.8 km away (about 10 min by car). 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 21 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG), changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL).

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  2. Getting there. 3 h from the airport to Cavaleiros.

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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 18Oct535 ft8 smushy236kJ25°C
Mon 19Oct403 ft8 smushy136kJ23°C
Tue 20Oct483 ft7 smushy93kJ23°C
Wed 21Oct513 ft8 smushy112kJ23°C
Thu 22Oct443 ft8 smushy112kJ22°C
Fri 23Oct453 ft8 scrumbling106kJ29°C
Sat 24Oct253 ft5 smushy25kJ30°C
Sun 25Oct153 ft6 smushy52kJ24°C
Mon 26Oct474 ft5 smushy76kJ23°C
Tue 27Oct66 ft10 smushy576kJ23°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 MDW to GIG, changing at ATL, then 3h by road. About 21h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Cavaleiros

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Cavaleiros

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, wind 1 kn (3 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Cavaleiros

    Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, wind 3 kn (5 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Cavaleiros

    Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 34 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to GIG, changing at ATL, then 3h by road. About 21h 40 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Macaé each day: Cavaleiros, Pecado.

The trip from Macaé, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £885–£1,700 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 MDW to GIG, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£505–£1,045
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–£1,700

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

Places to eat near Macaé

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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