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Praia de Iporanga, Brazil

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About Praia de Iporanga

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

The spot faces SE (137°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (317°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.3 km out (1 in 132). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 21°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 28°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually May, June and July, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Bertioga, 6.7 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 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 16 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights ORD → GRU · Skyscanner from about £500 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 1 h 25 from the airport to Praia de Iporanga.

  3. Accommodation.

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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Praia de Iporanga, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct29, poor4 ft7 smushy180kJwind from the south-west, 8 knots22°C
Mon 19Oct0, too big6 ft8 smushy395kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots21°C
Tue 20Oct46, fair5 ft7 smushy205kJwind from the south-east, 5 knots21°C
Wed 21Oct40, fair4 ft8 smushy156kJwind from the east, 5 knots22°C
Thu 22Oct39, fair3 ft8 smushy127kJwind from the east, 8 knots23°C
Fri 23Oct49, good3 ft8 ssoft104kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots22°C
Sat 24Oct32, too small2 ft7 smushy49kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots25°C
Sun 25Oct43, fair4 ft6 smushy127kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots26°C
Mon 26Oct23, poor3 ft10 ssoft232kJwind from the south-west, 17 knots25°C
Tue 27Oct34, poor6 ft10 ssoft542kJwind from the south, 3 knots21°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

    Direct flight ORD to GRU, then 1h 25 by road. About 16h 45 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Enseada - Bertioga

    Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf praia branca

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf praia branca

    Best 12:00 to 15:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Taguaíba

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to GRU, then 1h 25 by road. About 16h 45 door to door

The plan picks the best of 6 spots near Bertioga each day: Enseada - Bertioga, Indaiá - Bertioga, praia branca, Praia de Iporanga, Sao Pedro, Taguaíba.

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Rough cost

About £880–£1,690 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to GRU, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£500–£1,035
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£880–£1,690

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

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