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cupe, Brazil

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

Also within 20 km of Porto de Galinhas

  • Borete Surf spot · 0.6 km from Porto de Galinhas
  • Maracaipe Surf spot · 3.7 km from Porto de Galinhas
  • Serrambi Surf spot · 5.1 km from Porto de Galinhas

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Praia do Cupe-PE
cupe. Photo: Vi Neves, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About cupe

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

The spot faces E (110°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (290°). 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 gently: 10 m deep about 950 m out (1 in 93). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 26°C in August, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°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. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Porto de Galinhas, 4.3 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 27°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 22 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights ORD → REC · Skyscanner from about £465 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h from the airport to cupe.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in Porto de GalinhasAd

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

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Porto de Galinhas · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Porto de Galinhas · GetYourGuideAd

Everything else for the trip

Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct192 ft5 smushy26kJ29°C
Mon 19Oct233 ft5 smushy29kJ29°C
Tue 20Oct303 ft5 smushy34kJ29°C
Wed 21Oct333 ft5 smushy39kJ28°C
Thu 22Oct404 ft6 smushy93kJ28°C
Fri 23Oct354 ft5 smushy76kJ29°C
Sat 24Oct454 ft5 smushy80kJ29°C
Sun 25Oct273 ft6 smushy59kJ29°C
Mon 26Oct193 ft6 smushy45kJ30°C
Tue 27Oct152 ft6 smushy20kJ30°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 REC, changing at GRU, then 1h by road. About 22h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Borete

    Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf cupe

    Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf cupe

    Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 7 kn (12 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf cupe

    Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 4 ft at 5 s, wind 7 kn (14 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf cupe

    Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 4 ft at 5 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to REC, changing at GRU, then 1h by road. About 22h 25 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Porto de Galinhas each day: Borete, cupe.

The trip from Porto de Galinhas, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £845–£1,620 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 REC, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£465–£965
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£845–£1,620

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

Places to eat near Porto de Galinhas

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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