Maresias, Brazil

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: São Sebastião, 15 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: SJK (SJK), 70 km.

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About Maresias

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

The spot faces SW (213°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (33°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–13 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 40). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 21°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 February, March, April and May, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: São Sebastião, 15 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: SJK (SJK), 70 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

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

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU), direct.
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Getting there. 2 h 05 from the airport to Maresias.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: São Sebastião, 15 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: SJK (SJK), 70 km.
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Forecast

Maresias does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Maresias, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	458kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	49, good	5 ft7 smushy	217kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	59, good	4 ft7 smushy	168kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	23°C
Thu 22Oct	60, good	4 ft8 smushy	172kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	22°C
Fri 23Oct	51, good	3 ft8 ssoft	141kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	24°C
Sat 24Oct	28, too small	3 ft7 smushy	55kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	27°C
Sun 25Oct	30, too small	3 ft6 smushy	61kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots	28°C
Mon 26Oct	9, poor	5 ft8 smushy	241kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots	25°C
Tue 27Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 ssoft	897kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	21°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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

Tue 20 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to GRU, then 2h 05 by road. About 17h 25 door to door
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Maresias
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Maresias
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Maresias
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 34 of 80.
Mon 26 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to GRU, then 2h 05 by road. About 17h 25 door to door

Rough cost

About £760–£1,495 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to GRU, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag	£500–£1,035
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£50–£85
Food	7 days eating out	£120–£220
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£55–£90
Total		£760–£1,495

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

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