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Praia do Pontal, Brazil

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About Praia do Pontal

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

The spot faces SE (155°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (335°). 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 gently: 10 m deep about 700 m out (1 in 68). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 26°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually April, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Maceió, 4.6 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

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

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From Chicago: about 21 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights ORD → MCZ · Skyscanner from about £465 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 40 min from the airport to Praia do Pontal.

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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 18Oct213 ft5 smushy34kJ31°C
Mon 19Oct263 ft5 smushy36kJ30°C
Tue 20Oct212 ft6 smushy32kJ29°C
Wed 21Oct193 ft5 smushy34kJ28°C
Thu 22Oct314 ft5 smushy67kJ28°C
Fri 23Oct364 ft5 smushy70kJ28°C
Sat 24Oct384 ft6 smushy76kJ28°C
Sun 25Oct293 ft6 smushy64kJ29°C
Mon 26Oct203 ft5 smushy40kJ30°C
Tue 27Oct172 ft5 smushy29kJ30°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 MCZ, changing at GRU, then 40 min by road. About 21h 50 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 25 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Praia do Pontal

    Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 4 ft at 5 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Praia do Pontal

    Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 4 ft at 5 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Salgema

    Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to MCZ, changing at GRU, then 40 min by road. About 21h 50 door to door

The plan picks the best of 5 spots near Maceió each day: Cruz das Almas, Pedra Virada, Praia do Pontal, Rainha, Salgema.

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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 MCZ, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£465–£970
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£35–£55
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 Maceió

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