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Picãozinho
Dive site · Brazil
Advanced divers and up
Is it worth the trip?
71Good out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 71 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.0 m
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Air
- 30°C
Wed 4 · 69 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.1 m
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Air
- 30°C
Thu 5 · 67 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.1 m
- Wind
- 10 kn
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Air
- 30°C
Fri 6 · 68 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.1 m
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Air
- 30°C
Sat 7 · 69 out of 100
- Sea
- 1.1 m
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Air
- 29°C
Sun 8 · 73 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.9 m
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Air
- 30°C
Mon 9 · 73 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.8 m
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Air
- 30°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 271, good
- Tue 371, good
- Wed 469, good
- Thu 567, good
- Fri 668, good
- Sat 769, good
- Sun 873, good
- Mon 973, good
- Tue 1073, good
The site in four facts
- Advancedand up
- Water 27 °C3 mm wetsuit
- Faces Eswell from there reaches it
- Best Jan, Mar6 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know currents, the visibility on the day or your certification.
Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 71, good | 1.0 m | 9 kn | 23kn | 30°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 71, good | 1.0 m | 8 kn | 17kn | 30°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 69, good | 1.1 m | 9 kn | 18kn | 30°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 67, good | 1.1 m | 10 kn | 24kn | 30°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 68, good | 1.1 m | 8 kn | 22kn | 30°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 69, good | 1.1 m | 9 kn | 23kn | 29°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 73, good | 0.9 m | 7 kn | 19kn | 30°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 73, good | 0.8 m | 6 kn | 16kn | 30°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 73, good | 0.8 m | 7 kn | 16kn | 30°C |
Sea is the waves near the site, in metres; wind and gusts in knots. "Boats in": gusts that keep dive boats in. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovLow 04:03 −0.7 mHigh 10:26 +0.6 mLow 16:32 −0.5 mHigh 22:46 +0.7 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 05:21 −0.8 mHigh 11:40 +0.7 mLow 17:47 −0.6 mHigh 23:57 +0.8 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 06:25 −0.8 mHigh 12:39 +0.8 mLow 18:46 −0.7 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Slack water, the safest time to dive where there is current, is about half an hour either side of each high and low. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best Jan, Mar
Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov5of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.
Map
the site, its town, photos
Picãozinho on Google Maps · Directions
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Photos of Picãozinho
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Picãozinho
It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces E: swell from the E reaches it, and wind from the W blows out to sea. No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off. The sea is about 26°C in August, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 29°C in February, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). For Advanced divers the best months are usually January and March, with about 6 good days in 7; in July, August and September, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is João Pessoa.
- What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
- How deep No source states how deep it goes.
- Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres No dive centre within 50 km on the map: book a liveaboard or a boat from further off.
Water about 27°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility about 10 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Nov (about 10 m).
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$898–US$1,730 each
about US$898–US$1,730 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to JPA, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$523–US$1,080 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$40–US$60 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$174–US$295 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$161–US$295 |
| Total | about US$898–US$1,730 |
Guided dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: João Pessoa
about 10 min by car · 30 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About João Pessoa its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$67 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 22h 05m
About 22h 05m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → JPA, changing at São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU), then 35 min by road
Flights ORD → JPA on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in João Pessoa · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in João Pessoa · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
No dive centre mapped within 50 km.
Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits
What you might see
Too few open records near this site to list its animals. Ask a dive centre what you are likely to see.
This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.