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Canal de Camboinhas
Surf spot · Brazil
Is it worth the trip?
10Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 6 ft swell at 7 s, onshore wind, 13 kn (24 km/h), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 10 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 40kJ
- Wind
- NE 5 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Tue 3 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft13 shollow
- Energy
- 16kJ
- Wind
- NNE 3 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Wed 4 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft13 shollow
- Energy
- 21kJ
- Wind
- SE 4 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Thu 5 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 15kJ
- Wind
- NNW 5 kn
- Temp
- 37°C
Fri 6 · 10 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 14kJ
- Wind
- SW 5 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Sat 7 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 6kJ
- Wind
- NE 2 kn
- Temp
- 31°C
Sun 8 · 17 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 332kJ
- Wind
- SW 13 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 113, too small
- Mon 210, too small
- Tue 35, too small
- Wed 46, too small
- Thu 55, too small
- Fri 610, too small
- Sat 76, too small
- Sun 817, poor
- Mon 962, good
- Tue 1047, fair
The spot in five facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Beginner +who it suits
- Works 4–16 ftof swell
- Water 22 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 13, too small | 2 ft8 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.) | 64kJ | offshorewind from the east, 5 knots, offshore | 26°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 10, too small | 2 ft9 scrumbling2 ft at break (est.) | 40kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore | 30°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft13 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 16kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore | 29°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 6, too small | 1 ft13 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 21kJ | wind from the south-east, 4 knots | 29°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 5, too small | 2 ft5 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 15kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots | 37°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 10, too small | 2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 14kJ | wind from the south-west, 5 knots | 26°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 6, too small | 1 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 6kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore | 31°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 17, poor | 6 ft7 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 332kJ | wind from the south-west, 13 knots | 23°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 62, good | 7 ft7 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 406kJ | wind from the west, 3 knots | 23°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 47, fair | 5 ft8 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 325kJ | offshorewind from the east, 1 knot, offshore | 23°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 01:26 −0.3 mHigh 10:16 +0.2 mLow 14:55 +0.1 mHigh 18:15 +0.1 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 03:01 −0.3 mHigh 11:28 +0.3 mLow 16:18 +0.0 mHigh 20:58 +0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:21 −0.4 mHigh 12:10 +0.3 mLow 17:10 −0.1 mHigh 23:07 +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.
Map
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Canal de Camboinhas
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (239°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (59°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 4–16 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 42). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 22°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 26°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Niterói. Within 5 km we also list 6 surf spots and 1 climbing area.
Water about 22°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$1,050–US$2,000 each
about US$1,050–US$2,000 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to GIG, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$569–US$1,180 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$67–US$114 |
| 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$1,050–US$2,000 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Niterói
20 min by car · 59 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Niterói its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest beds: Niterói, 11 km (about 20 min by car)
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 30m
About 19h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → GIG, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), then 50 min by road
Flights MDW → GIG on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.