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Leste-Oeste, Brazil

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

Also within 20 km of Fortaleza

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Fortaleza, the nearest town, 3 km away. Photo: Rafael Ramos e David Andrade, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Leste-Oeste

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

The spot faces N (15°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (195°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 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 27°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March and April, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Fortaleza, 2.7 km away (about 5 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 17 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to FOR, changing at Miami International Airport (MIA).

    See flights MDW → FOR · Skyscanner from about £430 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 25 min from the airport to Leste-Oeste.

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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 18Oct223 ft5 smushy36kJ28°C
Mon 19Oct223 ft5 smushy28kJ28°C
Tue 20Oct183 ft5 smushy27kJ28°C
Wed 21Oct163 ft5 smushy32kJ29°C
Thu 22Oct193 ft5 smushy43kJ28°C
Fri 23Oct213 ft5 smushy40kJ29°C
Sat 24Oct233 ft6 smushy44kJ28°C
Sun 25Oct223 ft5 smushy33kJ28°C
Mon 26Oct182 ft4 smushy17kJ28°C
Tue 27Oct91 ft7 shollow14kJ28°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 FOR, changing at MIA, then 25 min by road. About 17h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 28 of 80.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 23 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Volta da Jurema

    Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 28 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 28 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to FOR, changing at MIA, then 25 min by road. About 17h 40 door to door

The plan picks the best of 5 spots near Fortaleza each day: Futuro, Iracema (ponte metalica), Leste-Oeste, Titanzinho, Volta da Jurema.

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Rough cost

About £775–£1,490 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 FOR, estimated from distance and season, changing at MIA, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£430–£895
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£15–£25
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£775–£1,490

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

Places to eat near Fortaleza

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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