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Praia Brava - Cabo Frio, Brazil

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Cabo Frio, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Fulviusbsas, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

About Praia Brava - Cabo Frio

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

The spot faces SE (133°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (313°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–13 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 24). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 21°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 25°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7; in September and October, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Cabo Frio, 2.2 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 2 wind sports spots.

Water about 22°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 21 h 15 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).

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  2. Getting there. 2 h 30 from the airport to Praia Brava - Cabo Frio.

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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

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct475 ft8 scrumbling303kJ25°C
Mon 19Oct08 ft9 smushy895kJ24°C
Tue 20Oct166 ft7 smushy295kJ23°C
Wed 21Oct405 ft8 smushy262kJ24°C
Thu 22Oct334 ft8 smushy203kJ23°C
Fri 23Oct294 ft8 scrumbling180kJ26°C
Sat 24Oct263 ft5 smushy40kJ28°C
Sun 25Oct314 ft6 smushy98kJ28°C
Mon 26Oct364 ft5 smushy94kJ28°C
Tue 27Oct09 ft11 scrumbling1,663kJ24°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 2h 30 by road. About 21h 15 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Dunas do Peró - Cabo Frio -RJ

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 7 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Dunas do Peró - Cabo Frio -RJ

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Praia do Forte - Cabo Frio

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 8 s, wind 10 kn (19 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Praia Brava - Cabo Frio

    Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 12 kn (21 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Dunas do Peró - Cabo Frio -RJ

    Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to GIG, changing at ATL, then 2h 30 by road. About 21h 15 door to door

The plan picks the best of 4 spots near Cabo Frio each day: Dunas do Peró - Cabo Frio -RJ, Praia Brava - Cabo Frio, Praia do Foguete - Cabo Frio, Praia do Forte - Cabo Frio.

The trip from Cabo Frio, 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 Cabo Frio

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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