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Tramandai - Malvina, Brazil

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

Also within 20 km of Tramandaí

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Coast of Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul, the wider area. Photo: Coordenação-Geral de Observação da Terra/INPE, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Tramandai - Malvina

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

The spot faces E (111°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (291°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 600 m out (1 in 59). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 15°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 25°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February and June, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Tramandaí, 2.2 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots.

Water about 19°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 21 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights ORD → POA · Skyscanner from about £520 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h 05 from the airport to Tramandai - Malvina.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in TramandaíAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Tramandaí · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Tramandaí · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct305 ft8 ssoft386kJ18°C
Mon 19Oct285 ft7 smushy223kJ17°C
Tue 20Oct224 ft7 smushy173kJ17°C
Wed 21Oct73 ft8 smushy139kJ18°C
Thu 22Oct43 ft9 smushy116kJ19°C
Fri 23Oct103 ft5 smushy52kJ20°C
Sat 24Oct286 ft6 smushy232kJ19°C
Sun 25Oct33 ft6 smushy55kJ19°C
Mon 26Oct216 ft10 ssoft646kJ18°C
Tue 27Oct183 ft8 ssoft157kJ17°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 expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to POA, changing at PTY, then 2h 05 by road. About 21h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Tramandai - Malvina

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 6 ft at 6 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to POA, changing at PTY, then 2h 05 by road. About 21h 30 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Tramandaí each day: Tramandai, Tramandai - Malvina.

The trip from Tramandaí, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £900–£1,735 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 POA, estimated from distance and season, changing at PTY, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£520–£1,080
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£50–£85
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£900–£1,735

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

Places to eat near Tramandaí

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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