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Mambucaba, Brazil

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About Mambucaba

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

The spot faces S (186°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (6°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.7 km out (1 in 172). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 22°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 28°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best months are usually March, April, May and June, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Mambucaba, 2.4 km away (about 5 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 19 h 10 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 50 from the airport to Mambucaba.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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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 18Oct212 ft8 smushy28kJ23°C
Mon 19Oct262 ft8 ssoft43kJ20°C
Tue 20Oct222 ft6 smushy25kJ21°C
Wed 21Oct252 ft7 smushy28kJ21°C
Thu 22Oct222 ft5 smushy15kJ21°C
Fri 23Oct222 ft5 smushy18kJ23°C
Sat 24Oct111 ft5 smushy8kJ26°C
Sun 25Oct222 ft5 smushy21kJ28°C
Mon 26Oct242 ft5 smushy22kJ27°C
Tue 27Oct353 ft5 smushy36kJ22°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 50 by road. About 19h 10 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Praia Brava de Angra dos Reis

    Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, wind 2 kn (3 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Praia Brava de Angra dos Reis

    Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Praia Brava de Angra dos Reis

    Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 2 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  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

    Direct flight ORD to GRU, then 3h 50 by road. About 19h 10 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Mambucaba each day: Mambucaba, Praia Brava de Angra dos Reis.

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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 Mambucaba

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