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Piratininga, Brazil

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

Also within 20 km of Niterói

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Boa Viagem Niterói
Niterói, the nearest town, 8 km away. Photo: DiMonteiro, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

About Piratininga

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

The spot faces S (196°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (16°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 500 m out (1 in 51). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 22°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 26°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually April, with about 4 good days in 7; in January and December, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Niterói, 7.8 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 4 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 Piratininga.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in NiteróiAd

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

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct285 ft8 ssoft271kJ23°C
Mon 19Oct487 ft8 smushy646kJ22°C
Tue 20Oct386 ft7 smushy321kJ22°C
Wed 21Oct325 ft8 smushy222kJ23°C
Thu 22Oct304 ft8 smushy209kJ23°C
Fri 23Oct244 ft8 ssoft165kJ25°C
Sat 24Oct123 ft8 smushy68kJ26°C
Sun 25Oct144 ft6 smushy97kJ23°C
Mon 26Oct214 ft5 smushy80kJ23°C
Tue 27Oct618 ft11 ssoft1,368kJ23°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 MDW to GIG, changing at ATL, then 45 min by road. About 19h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Piratininga

    Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 6 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 5 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  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 plan picks the best of 5 spots near Niterói each day: Camboinhas, Itapuca, Piratininga, prainha de adão e eva, Sossego.

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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 Niterói

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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