Pedra de Xaréu, Brazil

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Porto de Galinhas, 23 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: REC (REC), 20 km.

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About Pedra de Xaréu

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

The spot faces E (74°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (254°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 700 m out (1 in 71). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 26°C in August, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually May and June, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Porto de Galinhas, 23 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: REC (REC), 20 km.

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

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From Chicago: about 22 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to REC, changing at São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU).
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Getting there. 40 min from the airport to Pedra de Xaréu.
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No stay checked for this site yet: Porto de Galinhas, 23 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: REC (REC), 20 km.
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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 Pedra de Xaréu, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	17, too small	2 ft5 smushy	27kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	23, too small	3 ft5 smushy	30kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	32, poor	3 ft5 smushy	37kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	30, poor	3 ft5 smushy	38kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	38, fair	4 ft6 smushy	98kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	38, fair	4 ft6 smushy	73kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	46, fair	4 ft5 smushy	78kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	26, poor	3 ft6 smushy	61kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	28°C
Mon 26Oct	13, too small	2 ft6 smushy	41kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	29°C
Tue 27Oct	10, too small	2 ft6 smushy	16kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	29°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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to REC, changing at GRU, then 40 min by road. About 22h 05 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 34 of 80.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Pedra de Xaréu
Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Pedra de Xaréu
Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Pedra de Xaréu
Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Pedra de Xaréu
Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 4 ft at 5 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to REC, changing at GRU, then 40 min by road. About 22h 05 door to door

Rough cost

About £710–£1,395 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to REC, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£465–£965
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£35–£55
Food	7 days eating out	£120–£220
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£55–£90
Total		£710–£1,395

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

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