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Pier, Brazil

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Rio de Janeiro, the nearest town, 13 km away. Photo: Rafael Rabello de Barros, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Pier

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

The spot faces S (177°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (357°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 14). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 22°C in June, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 26°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March, April, May and June, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Rio de Janeiro. Within 5 km we also list 6 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 19 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG), changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL).

    See flights MDW → GIG · Skyscanner from about £505 returnAd

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

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Rio de Janeiro, 13 km (about 25 min by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer Pier: 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 Rio de Janeiro, 13 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 Rio de Janeiro · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Rio de Janeiro · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct465 ft8 shollow284kJ23°C
Mon 19Oct08 ft9 smushy826kJ22°C
Tue 20Oct316 ft7 shollow315kJ22°C
Wed 21Oct415 ft8 shollow238kJ23°C
Thu 22Oct444 ft8 shollow211kJ22°C
Fri 23Oct524 ft8 shollow178kJ24°C
Sat 24Oct303 ft8 shollow75kJ25°C
Sun 25Oct333 ft6 shollow81kJ23°C
Mon 26Oct444 ft5 smushy90kJ23°C
Tue 27Oct08 ft11 shollow1,364kJ22°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 MDW to GIG, changing at ATL, then 45 min by road. About 19h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Pier

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 6 ft at 7 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Pier

    Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 5 ft at 8 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Pier

    Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Pier

    Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Pier

    Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to GIG, changing at ATL, then 45 min by road. About 19h 25 door to door

The trip from Rio de Janeiro, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £885–£1,700 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 MDW to GIG, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£505–£1,045
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£885–£1,700

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

Places to eat near Rio de Janeiro

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: Rio de Janeiro, 13 km (about 25 min by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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