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Dunas de Ulé, Brazil

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

Also within 20 km of Guarapari

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Guarapari - ES. Aerial view of the city of Guarapari and its beaches, in Espírito Santo, Brazil
Guarapari, the nearest town, 18 km away. Photo: Rosanetur, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Dunas de Ulé

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

The spot faces SE (117°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (297°). 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 1.1 km out (1 in 108). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 23°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 26°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March, April and June, with about 4 good days in 7; in September and October, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Guarapari.

Water about 24°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 20 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

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

  2. Getting there. 55 min from the airport to Dunas de Ulé.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Guarapari, 18 km (about 35 min by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer Dunas de Ulé: 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 Guarapari, 18 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 Guarapari · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Guarapari · GetYourGuideAd

Everything else for the trip

Where it is

Dunas de Ulé on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct173 ft8 ssoft127kJ25°C
Mon 19Oct43 ft8 ssoft84kJ24°C
Tue 20Oct83 ft5 smushy47kJ24°C
Wed 21Oct92 ft8 smushy44kJ24°C
Thu 22Oct122 ft8 ssoft79kJ23°C
Fri 23Oct73 ft8 smushy113kJ25°C
Sat 24Oct113 ft5 smushy37kJ27°C
Sun 25Oct52 ft6 smushy22kJ27°C
Mon 26Oct123 ft5 smushy57kJ29°C
Tue 27Oct186 ft10 ssoft661kJ24°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 expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to VIX, changing at GRU, then 55 min by road. About 20h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 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
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to VIX, changing at GRU, then 55 min by road. About 20h 30 door to door

The trip from Guarapari, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £880–£1,695 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 VIX, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£500–£1,040
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–£1,695

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

Places to eat near Guarapari

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

Book the trip

Getting thereAd

Flights · Skyscanner Car hire · Discover Cars

Where to stayAd

Nearest beds: Guarapari, 18 km (about 35 min by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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