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Morro Branco, Brazil

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Morro Branco. Photo: Esquilo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Morro Branco

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

The spot faces NE (49°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (229°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 600 m out (1 in 58). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 27°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March and April, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Morro Branco, 1.6 km away (about 5 min by car).

Water about 27°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 18 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to FOR, changing at Miami International Airport (MIA).

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 25 from the airport to Morro Branco.

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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

Morro Branco 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 18Oct173 ft4 smushy22kJ28°C
Mon 19Oct152 ft4 smushy17kJ27°C
Tue 20Oct102 ft5 smushy19kJ27°C
Wed 21Oct72 ft5 smushy25kJ27°C
Thu 22Oct143 ft5 smushy38kJ27°C
Fri 23Oct122 ft5 smushy25kJ27°C
Sat 24Oct123 ft4 smushy26kJ28°C
Sun 25Oct112 ft4 smushy18kJ27°C
Mon 26Oct71 ft8 smushy13kJ27°C
Tue 27Oct61 ft7 smushy10kJ27°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 MDW to FOR, changing at MIA, then 1h 25 by road. About 18h 35 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 29 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 14 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to FOR, changing at MIA, then 1h 25 by road. About 18h 35 door to door

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Rough cost

About £810–£1,550 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 MDW to FOR, estimated from distance and season, changing at MIA, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£430–£895
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£810–£1,550

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

Places to eat near Morro Branco

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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