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Hermenegildo, Brazil

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Coast of Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul, the wider area. Photo: Coordenação-Geral de Observação da Terra/INPE, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Hermenegildo

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

The spot faces SE (136°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (316°). 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 22). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 13°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 24°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually June, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Punta del Diablo.

Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 24 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. ORD to PDP, changing at GRU.

    See flights ORD → PDP · Skyscanner from about £535 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 4 h from the airport to Hermenegildo.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Punta del Diablo, 49 km (about 1h 30 by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer Hermenegildo: 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 Punta del Diablo, 49 km away on Booking.com →

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

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Punta del Diablo · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Punta del Diablo · GetYourGuideAd

Everything else for the trip

Where it is

Hermenegildo on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct46 ft8 smushy405kJ15°C
Mon 19Oct265 ft8 smushy248kJ15°C
Tue 20Oct494 ft7 smushy155kJ16°C
Wed 21Oct183 ft8 smushy110kJ17°C
Thu 22Oct142 ft8 smushy74kJ18°C
Fri 23Oct72 ft8 smushy35kJ17°C
Sat 24Oct122 ft5 smushy17kJ17°C
Sun 25Oct61 ft8 smushy21kJ17°C
Mon 26Oct365 ft8 smushy268kJ17°C
Tue 27Oct383 ft7 smushy103kJ17°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 PDP, changing at GRU, then 4h by road. About 24h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Hermenegildo

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 21 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 15 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to PDP, changing at GRU, then 4h by road. About 24h 40 door to door

The trip from Punta del Diablo, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £915–£1,770 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 PDP, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£535–£1,115
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£915–£1,770

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

Places to eat near Punta del Diablo

  • Raíz Cocina SaludableVegetarian · 0.2 km from the centre
  • Restaurante Il Tano CucinaItalian · 1.1 km from the centre
  • Don Quijote Restoran y MarisqueriaSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
  • El Timon0.1 km from the centre
  • La Casa RosadaLatin american · 0.2 km from the centre
  • La Cascaruda Pizza y BarPizza · 0.2 km from the centre

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: Punta del Diablo, 49 km (about 1h 30 by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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