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Mocambique, Brazil

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About Mocambique

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

The spot faces E (110°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (290°). 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 18°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 26°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually February, April and June, with about 3 good days in 7; in September, October and November, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Barra da Lagoa, 8.1 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 21°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 20 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

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  2. Getting there. 45 min from the airport to Mocambique.

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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 18Oct186 ft8 shollow354kJ18°C
Mon 19Oct336 ft7 shollow298kJ18°C
Tue 20Oct335 ft7 shollow232kJ17°C
Wed 21Oct494 ft8 shollow186kJ20°C
Thu 22Oct404 ft8 shollow163kJ20°C
Fri 23Oct334 ft5 smushy82kJ21°C
Sat 24Oct283 ft7 shollow56kJ22°C
Sun 25Oct335 ft5 smushy112kJ22°C
Mon 26Oct06 ft10 shollow618kJ19°C
Tue 27Oct475 ft9 shollow331kJ19°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

    Fly ORD to FLN, changing at GRU, then 45 min by road. About 20h 05 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Galheta

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, wind 5 kn (10 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Joaquina

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

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Mocambique

    Best 12:00 to 15:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 11 kn (20 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Mocambique

    Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 4 ft at 5 s, wind 13 kn (24 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Joaquina

    Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, wind 6 kn (10 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to FLN, changing at GRU, then 45 min by road. About 20h 05 door to door

The plan picks the best of 6 spots near Barra da Lagoa each day: Barra da Lagoa, Boca da Barra, Galheta, Joaquina, Mocambique, Praia Mole.

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Rough cost

About £895–£1,725 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 FLN, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£515–£1,070
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£895–£1,725

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

Places to eat near Barra da Lagoa

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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