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Matadeiro, Brazil

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

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Praia do Matadeiro Florianopolis-SC By Mauro Soares - panoramio
Matadeiro. Photo: Mauro Soares, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Matadeiro

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

The spot faces NE (59°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (239°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 4–16 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 25). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 18°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 26°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Barra da Lagoa. Within 5 km we also list 5 surf spots.

Water about 21°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 19 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights ORD → FLN · Skyscanner from about £515 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 30 min from the airport to Matadeiro.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Barra da Lagoa, 21 km (about 40 min by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer Matadeiro: 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 Barra da Lagoa, 21 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 Barra da Lagoa · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Barra da Lagoa · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Matadeiro on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct395 ft8 scrumbling284kJ19°C
Mon 19Oct405 ft7 smushy229kJ19°C
Tue 20Oct394 ft7 smushy180kJ18°C
Wed 21Oct244 ft8 smushy138kJ20°C
Thu 22Oct183 ft8 smushy129kJ22°C
Fri 23Oct103 ft5 smushy55kJ23°C
Sat 24Oct223 ft7 smushy58kJ23°C
Sun 25Oct425 ft6 smushy113kJ22°C
Mon 26Oct165 ft10 scrumbling520kJ20°C
Tue 27Oct414 ft9 scrumbling275kJ20°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 FLN, changing at GRU, then 30 min by road. About 19h 50 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Matadeiro

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

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 33 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 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 FLN, changing at GRU, then 30 min by road. About 19h 50 door to door

The trip from Barra da Lagoa, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £865–£1,670 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 FLN, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£515–£1,070
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£20–£30
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£865–£1,670

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

Places to eat near Barra da Lagoa

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: Barra da Lagoa, 21 km (about 40 min by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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