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Pedra do Moleque, Brazil

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About Pedra do Moleque

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

The spot faces NE (62°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (242°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 9). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 26°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually June and July, with about 3 good days in 7; in January and February, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Morro de São Paulo, 0.4 km away (about 5 min by car).

Water about 27°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 21 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to SSA, changing at PTY.

    See flights ORD → SSA · Skyscanner from about £475 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 45 from the airport to Pedra do Moleque.

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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

Pedra do Moleque 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 18Oct353 ft5 shollow32kJ27°C
Mon 19Oct233 ft5 shollow29kJ27°C
Tue 20Oct233 ft5 shollow27kJ27°C
Wed 21Oct162 ft4 shollow19kJ27°C
Thu 22Oct172 ft4 shollow16kJ27°C
Fri 23Oct253 ft5 shollow31kJ27°C
Sat 24Oct213 ft5 shollow32kJ28°C
Sun 25Oct434 ft5 shollow67kJ27°C
Mon 26Oct363 ft6 shollow57kJ27°C
Tue 27Oct293 ft5 shollow48kJ27°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 SSA, changing at PTY, then 1h 45 by road. About 21h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 34 of 80.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 30 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 27 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to SSA, changing at PTY, then 1h 45 by road. About 21h door to door

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Rough cost

About £855–£1,640 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 SSA, estimated from distance and season, changing at PTY, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£475–£985
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£855–£1,640

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

Places to eat near Morro de São Paulo

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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