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Castelinho
Surf spot · Brazil
Is it worth the trip?
21Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: 3 ft swell at 6 s
Mon 2 · 18 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 27kJ
- Wind
- NNE 12 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Tue 3 · 28 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 44kJ
- Wind
- SSW 8 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Wed 4 · 22 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 34kJ
- Wind
- N 10 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Thu 5 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 17kJ
- Wind
- SSW 14 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Fri 6 · 25 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 19kJ
- Wind
- SSE 1 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Sat 7 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 9kJ
- Wind
- SW 15 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Sun 8 · 21 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 113kJ
- Wind
- SW 19 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 119, too small
- Mon 218, too small
- Tue 328, too small
- Wed 422, too small
- Thu 58, too small
- Fri 625, too small
- Sat 75, too small
- Sun 821, poor
- Mon 955, fair
- Tue 1046, fair
The spot in six facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 22 °C2 mm shorty
- Best in Feb3 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 19, too small | 2 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 42kJ | wind from the north-east, 8 knots | 21°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 18, too small | 2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 27kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots | 22°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 28, too small | 3 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 44kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots | 21°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 22, too small | 2 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 34kJ | wind from the north, 10 knots | 22°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 8, too small | 2 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 17kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 14 knots | 21°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 25, too small | 2 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 19kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot | 21°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 9kJ | wind from the south-west, 15 knots | 19°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 21, poor | 3 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 113kJ | wind from the south-west, 19 knots | 18°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 55, fair | 4 ft7 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 136kJ | wind from the south-west, 8 knots | 18°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 46, fair | 3 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 70kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots | 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 01:12 −0.2 mHigh 11:05 +0.3 mLow 21:20 −0.1 mHigh 22:20 −0.1 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 02:46 −0.2 mHigh 11:54 +0.3 mLow 21:23 −0.0 mHigh 23:05 −0.0 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:02 −0.3 mHigh 12:35 +0.3 mLow 17:25 +0.0 mHigh 19:41 +0.1 mLow 21:18 +0.1 mHigh 23:36 +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 in Feb
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar2of 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
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Castelinho
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (127°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (307°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 36). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 17°C in July, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 26°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually February, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Praia do Rosa. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.
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$1,060–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: 3 towns
26 min by car · 414 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Praia do Rosa its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Imarui on Booking.com
30 min by car · 7 places to stay
- Beds in Garopaba on Booking.com
45 min by car · 88 places to stay
Nearest beds: Praia do Rosa, 15 km (about 25 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 20h 50m
About 20h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → FLN, changing at São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU), then 1h 30m by road
Flights ORD → FLN on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.