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Boca da Barra
Surf spot · Brazil
Is it worth the trip?
12Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: too small (3 ft swell at 6 s), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Tue 3 · 19 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 shollow
- Energy
- 47kJ
- Wind
- S 6 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Wed 4 · 11 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft6 shollow
- Energy
- 41kJ
- Wind
- NW 6 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Thu 5 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 13kJ
- Wind
- S 11 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Fri 6 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 27kJ
- Wind
- NNE 2 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Sat 7 · 9 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 27kJ
- Wind
- S 2 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Sun 8 · 11 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft7 shollow
- Energy
- 70kJ
- Wind
- WSW 9 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Mon 9 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 shollow
- Energy
- 64kJ
- Wind
- SSW 13 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 29, too small
- Tue 319, too small
- Wed 411, too small
- Thu 54, too small
- Fri 68, too small
- Sat 79, too small
- Sun 811, too small
- Mon 916, too small
- Tue 107, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces NEtakes swell from the NE
- Offshore: SWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 4–16 ftof swell
- Water 23 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 9, too small | 3 ft5 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 45kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots | 23°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 19, too small | 3 ft6 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 47kJ | wind from the south, 6 knots | 23°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 11, too small | 2 ft6 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 41kJ | wind from the north-west, 6 knots | 24°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 4, too small | 2 ft5 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 13kJ | wind from the south, 11 knots | 23°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 8, too small | 3 ft5 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 27kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots | 22°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 9, too small | 3 ft5 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 27kJ | wind from the south, 2 knots | 25°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 11, too small | 3 ft7 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 70kJ | offshorewind from the west-south-west, 9 knots, offshore | 20°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 16, too small | 3 ft6 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 64kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-west, 13 knots, offshore | 19°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 7, too small | 1 ft8 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 14kJ | offshorewind from the west, 1 knot, offshore | 21°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovLow 03:09 −0.3 mHigh 12:00 +0.3 mLow 17:06 +0.0 mHigh 19:07 +0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:20 −0.3 mHigh 12:35 +0.3 mLow 17:22 −0.0 mHigh 21:58 +0.1 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 05:15 −0.3 mHigh 12:59 +0.2 mLow 17:42 −0.1 mHigh 22:56 +0.2 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. 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.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Boca da Barra
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NE (58°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (238°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 4–16 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 9). 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 26°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Barra da Lagoa, 0.5 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots.
Water about 23°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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$1,030–US$1,980 each
about US$1,030–US$1,980 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
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 FLN, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$583–US$1,210 |
| 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 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$74–US$121 |
| Total | about US$1,030–US$1,980 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 2 towns
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about 5 min by car · 139 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Barra da Lagoa its beds, food and every spot near it
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about 20 min by car · 3 places to stay
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 19h 55m
About 19h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → FLN, changing at São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU), then 35 min by road
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