Barra del chuy, Brazil

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Punta del Diablo, 37 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: PDP (PDP), 200 km.

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About Barra del chuy

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. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 900 m out (1 in 88). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 12°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 24°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually May, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Punta del Diablo, 37 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: PDP (PDP), 200 km.

Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 24 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to PDP, changing at São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU).
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Getting there. 3 h 45 from the airport to Barra del chuy.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Punta del Diablo, 37 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: PDP (PDP), 200 km.
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Forecast

Barra del chuy 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 Barra del chuy, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 smushy	541kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 18 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	22, poor	5 ft8 smushy	298kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	47, fair	4 ft8 smushy	175kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	14, poor	3 ft8 smushy	122kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	3 ft7 smushy	67kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	2 ft7 smushy	41kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 15 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	7, too small	3 ft5 smushy	34kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 17 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	3, too small	1 ft8 smushy	18kJ	wind from the south-east, 18 knots	15°C
Mon 26Oct	33, poor	5 ft9 smushy	379kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots	14°C
Tue 27Oct	41, fair	3 ft7 smushy	103kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, offshore	17°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 PDP, changing at GRU, then 3h 45 by road. About 24h 25 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Barra del chuy
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 5 kn (10 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 15 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 14 of 80.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 8 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to PDP, changing at GRU, then 3h 45 by road. About 24h 25 door to door

Rough cost

About £795–£1,575 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 PDP, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£535–£1,115
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		£795–£1,575

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

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