Cardozo
Surf spot · Brazil
Is it worth the trip?
32Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 4 ft swell at 5 s, 3 hours of offshore wind
Mon 2 · 38 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 49kJ
- Wind
- NNE 13 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Tue 3 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 shollow
- Energy
- 62kJ
- Wind
- SSW 8 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Wed 4 · 69 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 63kJ
- Wind
- NNE 18 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Thu 5 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 17kJ
- Wind
- SSW 15 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Fri 6 · 27 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 shollow
- Energy
- 15kJ
- Wind
- N 0 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Sat 7 · 3 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft14 smushy
- Energy
- 22kJ
- Wind
- SW 15 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Sun 8 · 22 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 230kJ
- Wind
- SSW 20 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 147, fair
- Mon 238, poor
- Tue 316, poor
- Wed 469, good
- Thu 55, too small
- Fri 627, too small
- Sat 73, too small
- Sun 822, poor
- Mon 914, poor
- Tue 1068, 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 21 °C2 mm shorty
- Best Feb, Apr–Jun2 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 47, fair | 3 ft6 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 87kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots | 20°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 38, poor | 3 ft5 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 49kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, offshore | 21°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 16, poor | 3 ft6 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 62kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots | 21°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 69, good | 4 ft5 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 63kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-east, 18 knots, offshore | 23°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 5, too small | 2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 17kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 15 knots | 21°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 27, too small | 2 ft4 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 15kJ | offshorewind from the north, 0 knots, offshore | 20°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 3, too small | 1 ft14 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 22kJ | wind from the south-west, 15 knots | 18°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 22, poor | 4 ft10 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 230kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 20 knots | 18°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 14, poor | 5 ft7 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 250kJ | wind from the south, 8 knots | 19°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 68, good | 4 ft6 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 95kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore | 19°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 01:06 −0.2 mHigh 11:04 +0.3 mLow 20:47 −0.1 mHigh 22:45 −0.1 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 02:33 −0.2 mHigh 11:56 +0.3 mLow 21:11 −0.1 mHigh 23:24 −0.0 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 03:50 −0.2 mHigh 12:40 +0.3 mLow 21:37 +0.0 mHigh 23:57 +0.1 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.
Best time to go
best Feb, Apr–Jun
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Cardozo
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces S (178°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (358°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 3–10 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 17°C in July, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 25°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually February, April, May and June, with about 2 good days in 7; in September and October, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Cigana, 2.6 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots.
Water about 21°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$1,060–US$2,030 each
about US$1,060–US$2,030 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 ORD to FLN, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$583–US$1,210 |
| 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$1,060–US$2,030 |
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
4 min by car · 7 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Cigana its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Jaguaruna on Booking.com
35 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 21h 30m
About 21h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → FLN, changing at São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU), then 2h 10m by road
Flights ORD → FLN on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.