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CcB

Surf spot · Brazil

Is it worth the trip?

13Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Mon 2: 4 ft swell at 5 s

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 23 out of 100

Swell
4 ft5 smushy
Energy
75kJ
Wind
NE 4 kn
Temp
26°C

Tue 3 · 5 out of 100

Swell
1 ft13 shollow
Energy
16kJ
Wind
NE 2 kn
Temp
26°C

Wed 4 · 5 out of 100

Swell
1 ft12 shollow
Energy
17kJ
Wind
E 4 kn
Temp
26°C

Thu 5 · 7 out of 100

Swell
1 ft11 shollow
Energy
19kJ
Wind
N 5 kn
Temp
31°C

Fri 6 · 10 out of 100

Swell
2 ft4 smushy
Energy
14kJ
Wind
SW 5 kn
Temp
24°C

Sat 7 · 7 out of 100

Swell
2 ft5 smushy
Energy
12kJ
Wind
ENE 5 kn
Temp
26°C

Sun 8 · 17 out of 100

Swell
7 ft7 smushy
Energy
387kJ
Wind
SW 15 kn
Temp
22°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 112, too small
  2. Mon 223, too small
  3. Tue 35, too small
  4. Wed 45, too small
  5. Thu 57, too small
  6. Fri 610, too small
  7. Sat 77, too small
  8. Sun 817, poor
  9. Mon 973, good
  10. Tue 1046, fair

The spot in six facts

  • Faces Stakes swell from the S
  • Offshore: Nwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 2–8 ftof swell
  • Water 22 °C2 mm shorty
  • Best Apr–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 expert surfers at CcB, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov12, too small2 ft8 scrumbling4 ft at break (est.)71kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots24°C
Mon 2Nov23, too small4 ft5 smushy4 ft at break (est.)75kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots26°C
Tue 3Nov5, too small1 ft13 shollow2 ft at break (est.)16kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots26°C
Wed 4Nov5, too small1 ft12 shollow2 ft at break (est.)17kJwind from the east, 4 knots26°C
Thu 5Nov7, too small1 ft11 shollow2 ft at break (est.)19kJwind from the north, 5 knots, offshore31°C
Fri 6Nov10, too small2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.)14kJwind from the south-west, 5 knots24°C
Sat 7Nov7, too small2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.)12kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots26°C
Sun 8Nov17, poor7 ft7 smushy7 ft at break (est.)387kJwind from the south-west, 15 knots22°C
Mon 9Nov73, good7 ft8 smushy8 ft at break (est.)496kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots22°C
Tue 10Nov46, fair6 ft8 smushy7 ft at break (est.)343kJwind from the west-south-west, 2 knots22°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 10:29 +0.2 mLow 14:55 +0.1 mHigh 18:04 +0.1 m
  • Mon 2 NovLow 03:01 −0.3 mHigh 11:33 +0.3 mLow 16:18 +0.0 mHigh 20:44 +0.1 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 04:20 −0.4 mHigh 12:13 +0.3 mLow 17:10 −0.1 mHigh 23:12 +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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Photos of CcB

Praia da Macumba - Rio de Janeiro
Near CcB. Photo: Cyro A. Silva from Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Recreio dos Bandeirantes, Rio de Janeiro - State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - panoramio (1)
Near CcB. Photo: patricia de miranda, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

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About CcB

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

The spot faces S (160°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (340°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 450 m out (1 in 47). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 22°C in June, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 26°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April and May, with about 4 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Rio de Janeiro. Within 5 km we also list 10 surf spots and 1 mountain bike 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to GIG, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$569–US$1,180
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$1,050–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: Rio de Janeiro

Closest

Rio de Janeiro

55 min by car · 92 places to stay

about US$67/nightcountry average

See 92 places to stay in Rio de Janeiro · Booking.com

About Rio de Janeiro its beds, food and every spot near it

Nearest beds: Rio de Janeiro, 31 km (about 55 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 35m

About 19h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → GIG, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), then 55 min by road

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