Laje Cartao Postal, Brazil

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Rio de Janeiro, 14 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Santos Dumont Airport (SDU), 19 km.

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About Laje Cartao Postal

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

The spot faces SE (154°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (334°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea is about 22°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 26°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually May, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Rio de Janeiro, 14 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Santos Dumont Airport (SDU), 19 km. Within 5 km we also list 6 surf spots.

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 19 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG), changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL).
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Getting there. 45 min from the airport to Laje Cartao Postal.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Rio de Janeiro, 14 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Santos Dumont Airport (SDU), 19 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Laje Cartao Postal, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	45, fair	7 ft8 s	646kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	39, fair	6 ft7 s	359kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	26, too small	5 ft8 s	241kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	20, too small	4 ft8 s	211kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	22, too small	4 ft9 s	220kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	24°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	3 ft8 s	78kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	14, too small	3 ft6 s	58kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	25°C
Mon 26Oct	6, too small	2 ft6 s	43kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	26°C
Tue 27Oct	13, poor	10 ft8 s	1,212kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	22°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. 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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

Tue 20 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to GIG, changing at ATL, then 45 min by road. About 19h 25 door to door
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Laje Cartao Postal
Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 5 ft at 8 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Mon 26 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to GIG, changing at ATL, then 45 min by road. About 19h 25 door to door

Rough cost

About £765–£1,505 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 MDW to GIG, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£505–£1,045
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		£765–£1,505

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

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