Scar Reef, Brazil

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Costa do Sauípe, 32 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: SSA (SSA), 37 km.

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About Scar Reef

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

The spot faces SE (132°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (312°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 9). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. 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. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Costa do Sauípe, 32 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: SSA (SSA), 37 km.

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

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From Chicago: about 20 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to SSA, changing at PTY.
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Getting there. 1 h from the airport to Scar Reef.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Costa do Sauípe, 32 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: SSA (SSA), 37 km.
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Forecast

Scar Reef 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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Scar Reef, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	24, poor	3 ft5 shollow	43kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	26°C
Mon 19Oct	16, poor	3 ft5 shollow	41kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	20, poor	3 ft5 shollow	38kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	3 ft4 shollow	24kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	19, too small	2 ft5 shollow	28kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	24, poor	3 ft5 shollow	46kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	25, poor	3 ft5 shollow	53kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	31, poor	4 ft6 shollow	91kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	28°C
Mon 26Oct	29, poor	4 ft6 shollow	85kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	27°C
Tue 27Oct	30, poor	3 ft5 shollow	63kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	27°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 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to SSA, changing at PTY, then 1h by road. About 20h 15 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Scar Reef
Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 11 kn (21 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 18 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 28 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Scar Reef
Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 11 kn (20 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to SSA, changing at PTY, then 1h by road. About 20h 15 door to door

Rough cost

About £735–£1,445 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.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to SSA, estimated from distance and season, changing at PTY, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£475–£985
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		£735–£1,445

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

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