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Laranjeiras, Brazil

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Trindade, the nearest town, 7 km away. Photo: Otávio Nogueira from Fortaleza, BR, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Laranjeiras

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

The spot faces S (172°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (352°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 12). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 22°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually February, March, April and May, with about 4 good days in 7; in September, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Trindade, 6.5 km away (about 15 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 18 h 55 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. 3 h 30 from the airport to Laranjeiras.

  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Laranjeiras, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct50, good4 ft9 shollow275kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots24°C
Mon 19Oct0, too big7 ft8 shollow615kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots21°C
Tue 20Oct55, good3 ft8 shollow146kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots21°C
Wed 21Oct60, good4 ft8 shollow209kJwind from the east, 6 knots22°C
Thu 22Oct64, good4 ft8 shollow205kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots22°C
Fri 23Oct64, good4 ft8 shollow154kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore24°C
Sat 24Oct40, fair3 ft7 shollow78kJwind from the north, 2 knots, offshore27°C
Sun 25Oct58, good4 ft6 shollow109kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots24°C
Mon 26Oct36, fair4 ft6 shollow77kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots24°C
Tue 27Oct0, too big8 ft11 shollow1,184kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots22°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 3h 30 by road. About 18h 55 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Brava do Camburi

    Best 12:00 to 15:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Ponta do Cepílio

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 3 kn (5 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Laranjeiras

    Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Laranjeiras

    Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Laranjeiras

    Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to GRU, then 3h 30 by road. About 18h 55 door to door

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near Trindade each day: Brava do Camburi, Laranjeiras, Ponta do Cepílio.

The trip from Trindade, 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.

Rough cost per person for this trip
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.

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