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Desertinha, Brazil

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

Also within 20 km of Peruíbe

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São Paulo, the wider area. Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

About Desertinha

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

The spot faces SE (152°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (332°). 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 very gently: 10 m deep about 3.6 km out (1 in 357). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 20°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 28°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March, April, May and July, with about 3 good days in 7; in December, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Peruíbe.

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 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. ORD to GRU, direct.

    See flights ORD → GRU · Skyscanner from about £500 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h 30 from the airport to Desertinha.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Peruíbe, 13 km (about 25 min by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer Desertinha: plan on the drive each day you surf.

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

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

    See all places to stay in Peruíbe, 13 km away on Booking.com →

    Closest towns to stay in

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

  4. Hire and lessons.

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

Everything else for the trip

Where it is

Desertinha on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct145 ft7 smushy235kJ20°C
Mon 19Oct06 ft8 smushy387kJ20°C
Tue 20Oct475 ft7 smushy242kJ21°C
Wed 21Oct524 ft8 smushy183kJ20°C
Thu 22Oct403 ft8 smushy136kJ21°C
Fri 23Oct513 ft5 smushy60kJ28°C
Sat 24Oct312 ft7 smushy50kJ24°C
Sun 25Oct325 ft6 smushy171kJ21°C
Mon 26Oct484 ft5 smushy72kJ21°C
Tue 27Oct265 ft10 smushy429kJ22°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

    Direct flight ORD to GRU, then 2h 30 by road. About 17h 50 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Desertinha

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 7 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Desertinha

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Desertinha

    Best 12:00 to 15:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, wind 8 kn (14 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Desertinha

    Best 12:00 to 15:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to GRU, then 2h 30 by road. About 17h 50 door to door

The trip from Peruíbe, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £880–£1,690 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 GRU, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£500–£1,035
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£880–£1,690

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

Places to eat near Peruíbe

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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Getting thereAd

Flights · Skyscanner Car hire · Discover Cars

Where to stayAd

Nearest beds: Peruíbe, 13 km (about 25 min by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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