Back to results

Ponta da Aeria, Brazil

Stay in São Luís: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

Also within 20 km of São Luís

Watch this spot We email you when Ponta da Aeria is worth the trip.

Praia Ponta D'Areia 2
Near Ponta da Aeria, 1 km away. Photo: Gabriel Asker, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Ponta da Aeria

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

The spot faces N (338°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (158°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–6 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 650 m out (1 in 63). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 28°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best months are usually February and March, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is São Luís, 4.3 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Saved: this link opens the same trip

Email itRemind me to book

The link holds the trip itself: nothing about you is kept. Check the forecast again before you book.

Book the trip

From Chicago: about 22 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights ORD → SLZ · Skyscanner from about £410 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 35 min from the airport to Ponta da Aeria.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in São LuísAd

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

    Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

    See all places to stay on Booking.com →

    Closest towns to stay in

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in São Luís · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in São Luís · GetYourGuideAd

Everything else for the trip

Where it is

Ponta da Aeria on Google Maps · Directions

The map needs JavaScript. Every place on it is listed on this page, and each place's page links to Google Maps.

One finger scrolls the page; two fingers move the map. Pins are our own positions. Map OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Forecast

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

No forecast for Ponta da Aeria yet: it refreshes every three hours.

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. 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 beginner surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to SLZ, changing at GRU, then 35 min by road. About 22h 15 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 25 of 80.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 22 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

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

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Olho da Agua

    Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 1 ft at 6 s, wind 9 kn (18 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Caolho

    Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 1 ft at 6 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to SLZ, changing at GRU, then 35 min by road. About 22h 15 door to door

The plan picks the best of 4 spots near São Luís each day: Caolho, Olho da Agua, Ponta da Aeria, Sao Marcos.

The trip from São Luís, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £765–£1,455 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 SLZ, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£410–£845
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£25–£40
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£765–£1,455

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

Places to eat near São Luís

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

Book the trip

Getting thereAd

Flights · Skyscanner Car hire · Discover Cars

Where to stayAd

Places to stay · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

Links marked Ad may pay us a small commission if you book. You pay the same price, and it never changes a score.