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Ponta negra, Brazil

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

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Ponta negra. Photo: Matti Blume, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Ponta negra

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

The spot faces NE (60°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (240°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.1 km out (1 in 108). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 27°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March and April, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Tabatinga.

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

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From Chicago: about 22 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights ORD → NAT · Skyscanner from about £450 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 45 min from the airport to Ponta negra.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Tabatinga, 21 km (about 40 min by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer Ponta negra: 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 Tabatinga, 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 Tabatinga · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Tabatinga · GetYourGuideAd

Everything else for the trip

Where it is

Ponta negra on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct313 ft5 smushy36kJ28°C
Mon 19Oct223 ft5 smushy31kJ27°C
Tue 20Oct163 ft5 smushy44kJ27°C
Wed 21Oct103 ft5 smushy35kJ27°C
Thu 22Oct163 ft6 smushy72kJ28°C
Fri 23Oct123 ft6 smushy61kJ27°C
Sat 24Oct223 ft5 smushy65kJ27°C
Sun 25Oct303 ft5 smushy50kJ27°C
Mon 26Oct213 ft5 smushy35kJ27°C
Tue 27Oct182 ft5 smushy22kJ27°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 NAT, changing at GRU, then 45 min by road. About 22h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 21 of 80.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 17 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 19 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 15 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

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

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to NAT, changing at GRU, then 45 min by road. About 22h 25 door to door

The trip from Tabatinga, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £830–£1,595 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 NAT, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£450–£940
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£830–£1,595

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

Places to eat near Tabatinga

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

Book the trip

Getting thereAd

Flights · Skyscanner Car hire · Discover Cars

Where to stayAd

Nearest beds: Tabatinga, 21 km (about 40 min by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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