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Mocó, Brazil

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About Mocó

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

The spot faces E (69°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (249°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 8). 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 27°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March, April, May and June, with about 2 good days in 7; in December, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Itapema, 3 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

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 19 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to NVT, 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 Mocó.

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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

Mocó does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct323 ft9 shollow102kJ19°C
Mon 19Oct142 ft8 shollow37kJ18°C
Tue 20Oct242 ft8 shollow60kJ18°C
Wed 21Oct283 ft7 shollow57kJ20°C
Thu 22Oct202 ft8 shollow60kJ21°C
Fri 23Oct264 ft5 shollow64kJ21°C
Sat 24Oct313 ft5 shollow31kJ22°C
Sun 25Oct574 ft6 shollow101kJ22°C
Mon 26Oct343 ft6 shollow44kJ21°C
Tue 27Oct463 ft5 shollow47kJ19°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 NVT, changing at GRU, then 45 min by road. About 19h 55 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Mocó

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, wind 3 kn (5 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 23 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Mocó

    Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 4 ft at 5 s, wind 9 kn (16 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Mocó

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to NVT, changing at GRU, then 45 min by road. About 19h 55 door to door

The plan picks the best of 4 spots near Itapema each day: Itapema, Meia Praia, Mocó, Ponta do Cabeço.

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Rough cost

About £890–£1,715 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 NVT, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£510–£1,060
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£890–£1,715

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

Places to eat near Itapema

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