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Costão da Pinheira, Brazil

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About Costão da Pinheira

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

The spot faces NE (53°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (233°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 3–13 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.2 km out (1 in 122). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 17°C in August, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 26°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Paulo Lopes. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 21°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 20 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to FLN, changing at São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU).

    See flights ORD → FLN · Skyscanner from about £515 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 45 min from the airport to Costão da Pinheira.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Paulo Lopes, 11 km (about 20 min by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer Costão da Pinheira: plan on the drive each day you surf.

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

    Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

    See all places to stay in Paulo Lopes, 11 km away on Booking.com →

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Paulo Lopes · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Paulo Lopes · GetYourGuideAd

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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 18Oct132 ft7 smushy24kJ18°C
Mon 19Oct142 ft6 smushy23kJ17°C
Tue 20Oct162 ft6 smushy23kJ17°C
Wed 21Oct72 ft6 smushy20kJ19°C
Thu 22Oct41 ft7 smushy19kJ20°C
Fri 23Oct62 ft5 smushy18kJ23°C
Sat 24Oct212 ft5 smushy12kJ22°C
Sun 25Oct293 ft5 smushy43kJ19°C
Mon 26Oct92 ft8 smushy49kJ21°C
Tue 27Oct122 ft5 smushy23kJ21°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 FLN, changing at GRU, then 45 min by road. About 20h 05 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to FLN, changing at GRU, then 45 min by road. About 20h 05 door to door

The trip from Paulo Lopes, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £895–£1,725 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 FLN, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£515–£1,070
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£895–£1,725

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

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Where to stayAd

Nearest beds: Paulo Lopes, 11 km (about 20 min by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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