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Martim de Sa, Brazil

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Trindade, the nearest town, 19 km away. Photo: Otávio Nogueira from Fortaleza, BR, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Martim de Sa

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

The spot faces SE (141°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (321°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 11). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 22°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Trindade.

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 19 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

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

  2. Getting there. 3 h 40 from the airport to Martim de Sa.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Trindade, 19 km (about 35 min by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer Martim de Sa: 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 Trindade, 19 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 Trindade · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Trindade · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Martim de Sa on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Martim de Sa 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

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct395 ft9 shollow281kJ23°C
Mon 19Oct07 ft9 shollow724kJ21°C
Tue 20Oct494 ft8 shollow174kJ22°C
Wed 21Oct495 ft8 shollow228kJ23°C
Thu 22Oct594 ft8 shollow204kJ22°C
Fri 23Oct664 ft8 shollow180kJ23°C
Sat 24Oct423 ft7 shollow79kJ26°C
Sun 25Oct564 ft6 shollow103kJ24°C
Mon 26Oct364 ft6 shollow83kJ24°C
Tue 27Oct08 ft11 shollow1,278kJ22°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 3h 40 by road. About 19h 05 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Martim de Sa

    Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Martim de Sa

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 8 s, wind 1 kn (3 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Martim de Sa

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 5 kn (10 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Martim de Sa

    Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 1 kn (1 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Martim de Sa

    Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to GRU, then 3h 40 by road. About 19h 05 door to door

The trip from Trindade, 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 Trindade

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: Trindade, 19 km (about 35 min by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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