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Stella Maris, Brazil

Stay in Lauro de Freitas: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

Also within 20 km of Lauro de Freitas

  • Massacre Surf spot · 5.8 km from Lauro de Freitas
  • Seper Surf spot · 6.4 km from Lauro de Freitas
  • Jaguaribe Surf spot · 11.6 km from Lauro de Freitas
  • Corsário Surf spot · 13.6 km from Lauro de Freitas

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About Stella Maris

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

The spot faces SE (138°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (318°). 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 months are usually April, May, June and July, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Lauro de Freitas, 5 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

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

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From Chicago: about 19 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to SSA, changing at PTY.

    See flights ORD → SSA · Skyscanner from about £475 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 25 min from the airport to Stella Maris.

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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 18Oct404 ft5 shollow60kJ30°C
Mon 19Oct313 ft5 shollow47kJ30°C
Tue 20Oct253 ft5 shollow42kJ30°C
Wed 21Oct192 ft5 shollow26kJ30°C
Thu 22Oct223 ft5 shollow25kJ28°C
Fri 23Oct303 ft5 shollow47kJ29°C
Sat 24Oct383 ft5 shollow60kJ31°C
Sun 25Oct415 ft5 shollow113kJ31°C
Mon 26Oct394 ft6 shollow95kJ29°C
Tue 27Oct414 ft6 shollow80kJ29°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 SSA, changing at PTY, then 25 min by road. About 19h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Stella Maris

    Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 23 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

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

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Stella Maris

    Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Stella Maris

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to SSA, changing at PTY, then 25 min by road. About 19h 40 door to door

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near Lauro de Freitas each day: Massacre, Seper, Stella Maris.

The trip from Lauro de Freitas, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £820–£1,580 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 SSA, estimated from distance and season, changing at PTY, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£475–£985
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£820–£1,580

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

Places to eat near Lauro de Freitas

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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