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Itacare, Brazil

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About Itacare

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

The spot faces NE (43°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (223°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 3–13 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 3). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hard and thick, like a slab. The sea is about 26°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually June and July, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Itacaré, 0.1 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 5 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 21 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights ORD → IOS · Skyscanner from about £480 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 20 from the airport to Itacare.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in ItacaréAd

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

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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 Itacaré · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Itacaré · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Itacare on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct133 ft5 shollow47kJ26°C
Mon 19Oct113 ft5 shollow49kJ27°C
Tue 20Oct113 ft5 shollow43kJ27°C
Wed 21Oct92 ft5 shollow23kJ26°C
Thu 22Oct52 ft6 shollow27kJ26°C
Fri 23Oct123 ft5 shollow32kJ27°C
Sat 24Oct63 ft5 shollow38kJ27°C
Sun 25Oct84 ft6 smushy87kJ27°C
Mon 26Oct113 ft6 shollow69kJ27°C
Tue 27Oct143 ft6 shollow57kJ27°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 IOS, changing at GRU, then 1h 20 by road. About 21h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to IOS, changing at GRU, then 1h 20 by road. About 21h 40 door to door

The plan picks the best of 8 spots near Itacaré each day: Boca da Barra, Engenhoca, Itacare, Jeribucaçu, Pontal, Praia da Resende, Prainha, Ribeira.

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Rough cost

About £860–£1,650 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 IOS, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£480–£995
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£860–£1,650

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

Places to eat near Itacaré

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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