Presídio, Brazil
No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Angra dos Reis, 24 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG), 105 km.
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About Presídio
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.
The spot faces SE (114°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (294°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.6 km out (1 in 159). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 22°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 28°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Angra dos Reis, 24 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG), 105 km.
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 19 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
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 returnAdGetting there. 4 h 20 from the airport to Presídio.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Angra dos Reis, 24 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG), 105 km.
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Surf lessons in Presídio · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Presídio · GetYourGuideAd
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Forecast
The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 57, good | 4 ft9 ssoft | 204kJ | wind from the south-west, 2 knots | 23°C |
| Mon 19Oct | 0, too big | 7 ft9 ssoft | 652kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots | 21°C |
| Tue 20Oct | 44, fair | 4 ft8 smushy | 215kJ | wind from the south-east, 5 knots | 21°C |
| Wed 21Oct | 49, good | 4 ft8 smushy | 194kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots | 23°C |
| Thu 22Oct | 38, fair | 4 ft8 smushy | 173kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots | 22°C |
| Fri 23Oct | 52, good | 3 ft8 ssoft | 138kJ | wind from the north-east, 2 knots | 25°C |
| Sat 24Oct | 33, too small | 2 ft7 smushy | 63kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 2 knots, offshore | 27°C |
| Sun 25Oct | 40, fair | 4 ft6 smushy | 98kJ | wind from the south-east, 6 knots | 21°C |
| Mon 26Oct | 27, poor | 4 ft5 smushy | 67kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots | 22°C |
| Tue 27Oct | 0, too big | 7 ft11 smushy | 1,156kJ | wind from the east, 10 knots | 23°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
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
Direct flight ORD to GRU, then 4h 20 by road. About 19h 45 door to door
- Tue 20 OctSurf Presídio
Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 5 kn (10 km/h).
- Wed 21 OctSurf Presídio
Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).
- Thu 22 OctSurf Presídio
Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).
- Fri 23 OctSurf Presídio
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).
- Sat 24 OctSurf Presídio
Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 2 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
Direct flight ORD to GRU, then 4h 20 by road. About 19h 45 door to door
Rough cost
About £760–£1,495 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to GRU, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | £500–£1,035 |
| To the UK airport | parking or the train, there and back | £35–£65 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | £50–£85 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | £120–£220 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about £85 to fly your own | £55–£90 |
| Total | £760–£1,495 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.
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