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Mocó, Brazil

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Near Mocó, 1 km away. Photo: gilson martinez, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Mocó

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

The spot faces E (69°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (249°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 8). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 18°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 March, April, May and June, with about 2 good days in 7; in December, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Itapema, 3 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 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 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights ORD → NVT · Skyscanner from about £510 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 45 min from the airport to Mocó.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in ItapemaAd

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

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Itapema · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Itapema · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Mocó on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct123 ft9 shollow102kJ18°C
Mon 19Oct62 ft8 shollow37kJ18°C
Tue 20Oct92 ft8 shollow60kJ18°C
Wed 21Oct113 ft7 shollow57kJ20°C
Thu 22Oct72 ft8 shollow63kJ21°C
Fri 23Oct74 ft5 smushy64kJ21°C
Sat 24Oct103 ft5 shollow31kJ23°C
Sun 25Oct164 ft6 shollow123kJ20°C
Mon 26Oct103 ft10 shollow188kJ21°C
Tue 27Oct154 ft5 shollow55kJ21°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 expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to NVT, changing at GRU, then 45 min by road. About 19h 55 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 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 NVT, changing at GRU, then 45 min by road. About 19h 55 door to door

The plan picks the best of 4 spots near Itapema each day: Itapema, Meia Praia, Mocó, Ponta do Cabeço.

The trip from Itapema, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £890–£1,715 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 NVT, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£510–£1,060
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£890–£1,715

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

Places to eat near Itapema

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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