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Guaecá, Brazil

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

Also within 20 km of São Sebastião

  • Santiago Surf spot · 13.7 km from São Sebastião
  • Paúba Surf spot · 14.6 km from São Sebastião
  • Maresias Surf spot · 15.4 km from São Sebastião

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About Guaecá

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

The spot faces SW (218°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (38°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 3–13 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 24). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 21°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 28°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is São Sebastião, 5.5 km away (about 10 min by car).

Water about 23°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 17 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights ORD → GRU · Skyscanner from about £500 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h 15 from the airport to Guaecá.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in São SebastiãoAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Guaecá 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

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct295 ft7 smushy208kJ21°C
Mon 19Oct07 ft8 smushy499kJ20°C
Tue 20Oct475 ft7 smushy197kJ19°C
Wed 21Oct604 ft8 smushy183kJ21°C
Thu 22Oct644 ft8 smushy155kJ20°C
Fri 23Oct543 ft8 smushy127kJ23°C
Sat 24Oct292 ft7 smushy53kJ28°C
Sun 25Oct554 ft6 smushy126kJ29°C
Mon 26Oct134 ft11 smushy277kJ24°C
Tue 27Oct156 ft10 scrumbling521kJ21°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

    Direct flight ORD to GRU, then 2h 15 by road. About 17h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Santiago

    Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 5 ft at 7 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Guaecá

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Guaecá

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Guaecá

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to GRU, then 2h 15 by road. About 17h 40 door to door

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near São Sebastião each day: Guaecá, Paúba, Santiago.

The trip from São Sebastião, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £880–£1,690 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 GRU, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£500–£1,035
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£880–£1,690

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

Places to eat near São Sebastião

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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