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Boqueirão

Surf spot · Brazil

Is it worth the trip?

36Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Mon 2: 4 ft swell at 6 s

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 61 out of 100

Swell
4 ft6 smushy
Energy
81kJ
Wind
ENE 4 kn
Temp
25°C

Tue 3 · 54 out of 100

Swell
3 ft6 smushy
Energy
69kJ
Wind
S 4 kn
Temp
25°C

Wed 4 · 8 out of 100

Swell
1 ft12 ssoft
Energy
11kJ
Wind
ESE 9 kn
Temp
25°C

Thu 5 · 18 out of 100

Swell
2 ft3 smushy
Energy
12kJ
Wind
SE 3 kn
Temp
27°C

Fri 6 · 45 out of 100

Swell
3 ft5 smushy
Energy
27kJ
Wind
NW 0 kn
Temp
25°C

Sat 7 · 12 out of 100

Swell
2 ft5 smushy
Energy
15kJ
Wind
SSE 8 kn
Temp
27°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Swell
8 ft7 smushy
Energy
534kJ
Wind
SSW 11 kn
Temp
22°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 128, too small
  2. Mon 261, good
  3. Tue 354, fair
  4. Wed 48, too small
  5. Thu 518, too small
  6. Fri 645, fair
  7. Sat 712, too small
  8. Sun 80, too big
  9. Mon 90, too big
  10. Tue 1069, good

The spot in six facts

  • Faces Stakes swell from the S
  • Offshore: Nwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 3–10 ftof swell
  • Water 23 °C2 mm shorty
  • Best in May4 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Boqueirão, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov28, too small2 ft7 smushy3 ft at break (est.)31kJwind from the south, 2 knots25°C
Mon 2Nov61, good4 ft6 smushy1 ft at break (est.)81kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots25°C
Tue 3Nov54, fair3 ft6 smushy1 ft at break (est.)69kJwind from the south, 4 knots25°C
Wed 4Nov8, too small1 ft12 ssoft2 ft at break (est.)11kJwind from the east-south-east, 9 knots25°C
Thu 5Nov18, too small2 ft3 smushy3 ft at break (est.)12kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots27°C
Fri 6Nov45, fair3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.)27kJwind from the north-west, 0 knots25°C
Sat 7Nov12, too small2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.)15kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots27°C
Sun 8Nov0, too big8 ft7 smushy9 ft at break (est.)534kJwind from the south-south-west, 11 knots22°C
Mon 9Nov0, too big7 ft7 smushy8 ft at break (est.)412kJwind from the west, 1 knot23°C
Tue 10Nov69, good4 ft7 smushy6 ft at break (est.)165kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots23°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

  • Sun 1 NovLow 01:03 −0.3 mHigh 10:01 +0.3 mLow 14:57 +0.1 mHigh 17:31 +0.1 m
  • Mon 2 NovLow 02:57 −0.3 mHigh 11:21 +0.3 mLow 16:56 +0.0 mHigh 22:20 +0.1 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 04:31 −0.4 mHigh 12:04 +0.4 mLow 17:31 −0.1 mHigh 23:22 +0.3 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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Each place wears its best day on these dates, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of Boqueirão

PRAIA GRANDE - CENTRO - NOV 2010 - panoramio
Photo: Jacinto@lves de Souz…, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Praia com Chuva
Photo: Pedro Angelini from São Paulo, Brasil, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Praia Grande - panoramio (10)
Photo: FernandoSantos, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

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About Boqueirão

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces S (194°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (14°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 9.1 km out (1 in 909). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 21°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually May, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Praia Grande, 3.3 km away (about 10 min by car).

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$1,040–US$1,990 each

about US$1,040–US$1,990 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to GRU, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$563–US$1,170
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$67–US$114
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$174–US$295
Food7 days eating outabout US$161–US$295
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$74–US$121
Totalabout US$1,040–US$1,990

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: 3 towns

Closest

Praia Grande

6 min by car · 32 places to stay

about US$67/nightcountry average

See 32 places to stay in Praia Grande · Booking.com

About Praia Grande 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 16h 50m

About 16h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → GRU, direct, then 1h 25m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.