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Prainha de Carapebus, Brazil

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Vila Velha ES a partir do Convento da Penha
Vila Velha, the nearest town, 13 km away. Photo: HVL, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Prainha de Carapebus

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

The spot faces E (108°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (288°). 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 500 m out (1 in 50). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 23°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March and June, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Vila Velha.

Water about 24°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 20 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights ORD → VIX · Skyscanner from about £500 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 30 min from the airport to Prainha de Carapebus.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Vila Velha, 13 km (about 25 min by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer Prainha de Carapebus: 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 Vila Velha, 13 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 Vila Velha · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Vila Velha · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Prainha de Carapebus on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct514 ft8 smushy177kJ25°C
Mon 19Oct173 ft8 ssoft104kJ24°C
Tue 20Oct293 ft5 smushy39kJ24°C
Wed 21Oct273 ft6 smushy38kJ24°C
Thu 22Oct343 ft8 ssoft90kJ24°C
Fri 23Oct223 ft9 smushy111kJ24°C
Sat 24Oct283 ft5 smushy35kJ28°C
Sun 25Oct152 ft5 smushy21kJ27°C
Mon 26Oct483 ft5 smushy60kJ30°C
Tue 27Oct36 ft11 smushy625kJ24°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 VIX, changing at GRU, then 30 min by road. About 20h 05 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Prainha de Carapebus

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Prainha de Carapebus

    Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Prainha de Carapebus

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

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 29 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 32 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to VIX, changing at GRU, then 30 min by road. About 20h 05 door to door

The trip from Vila Velha, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £845–£1,635 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 VIX, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£500–£1,040
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£15–£25
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£845–£1,635

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

Places to eat near Vila Velha

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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Where to stayAd

Nearest beds: Vila Velha, 13 km (about 25 min by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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