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Praia do Cassino, Brazil

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Coast of Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul, the wider area. Photo: Coordenação-Geral de Observação da Terra/INPE, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Praia do Cassino

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

The spot faces SE (157°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (337°). 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 very gently: 10 m deep about 3.7 km out (1 in 370). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 14°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 25°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually May, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is São José do Norte.

Water about 18°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 21 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. ORD to PET, changing at GRU.

    See flights ORD → PET · Skyscanner from about £525 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 15 from the airport to Praia do Cassino.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: São José do Norte, 23 km (about 40 min by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer Praia do Cassino: 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 São José do Norte, 23 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 São José do Norte · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in São José do Norte · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Praia do Cassino on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct75 ft8 smushy372kJ16°C
Mon 19Oct374 ft8 smushy186kJ16°C
Tue 20Oct514 ft7 smushy145kJ17°C
Wed 21Oct263 ft8 ssoft114kJ18°C
Thu 22Oct153 ft8 ssoft84kJ19°C
Fri 23Oct62 ft8 smushy49kJ17°C
Sat 24Oct153 ft7 smushy68kJ18°C
Sun 25Oct82 ft6 smushy23kJ18°C
Mon 26Oct374 ft9 smushy284kJ17°C
Tue 27Oct303 ft7 smushy87kJ18°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 PET, changing at GRU, then 1h 15 by road. About 21h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Praia do Cassino

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, wind 6 kn (12 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Praia do Cassino

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, wind 13 kn (25 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 23 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

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

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to PET, changing at GRU, then 1h 15 by road. About 21h 20 door to door

The trip from São José do Norte, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £905–£1,745 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 PET, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£525–£1,090
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£905–£1,745

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

Places to eat near São José do Norte

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: São José do Norte, 23 km (about 40 min by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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