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Praia dos Açores, Brazil

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About Praia dos Açores

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

The spot faces SE (152°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (332°). 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 300 m out (1 in 30). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 17°C in August, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 26°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually May and August, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Paulo Lopes. Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 21°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 19 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights ORD → FLN · Skyscanner from about £515 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 35 min from the airport to Praia dos Açores.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Paulo Lopes, 24 km (about 45 min by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer Praia dos Açores: 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 Paulo Lopes, 24 km away on Booking.com →

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Paulo Lopes · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Paulo Lopes · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

Praia dos Açores does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct07 ft9 smushy573kJ17°C
Mon 19Oct45 ft8 smushy298kJ17°C
Tue 20Oct335 ft7 smushy272kJ17°C
Wed 21Oct524 ft7 smushy181kJ20°C
Thu 22Oct434 ft8 scrumbling175kJ21°C
Fri 23Oct223 ft8 scrumbling141kJ22°C
Sat 24Oct293 ft7 smushy96kJ20°C
Sun 25Oct355 ft5 smushy124kJ22°C
Mon 26Oct07 ft10 smushy865kJ19°C
Tue 27Oct485 ft9 scrumbling389kJ19°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 FLN, changing at GRU, then 35 min by road. About 19h 50 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Praia dos Açores

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 7 s, wind 7 kn (14 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Praia dos Açores

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, wind 5 kn (10 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Praia dos Açores

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 11 kn (19 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

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

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Praia dos Açores

    Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to FLN, changing at GRU, then 35 min by road. About 19h 50 door to door

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Rough cost

About £865–£1,675 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 FLN, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£515–£1,070
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£20–£35
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£865–£1,675

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

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Where to stayAd

Nearest beds: Paulo Lopes, 24 km (about 45 min by car) · Booking.com

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