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Balneário Camboriú, the nearest town, 8 km away. Photo: Trustable, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Estaleirinho

Surf spot · Brazil

Is it worth the trip?

38Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Tue 3: 3 ft swell at 6 s

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 54 out of 100

Swell
3 ft5 smushy
Energy
47kJ
Wind
N 6 kn
Temp
25°C

Tue 3 · 55 out of 100

Swell
3 ft6 smushy
Energy
74kJ
Wind
E 2 kn
Temp
26°C

Wed 4 · 46 out of 100

Swell
3 ft6 smushy
Energy
57kJ
Wind
NNE 4 kn
Temp
25°C

Thu 5 · 23 out of 100

Swell
2 ft5 smushy
Energy
23kJ
Wind
SSE 3 kn
Temp
25°C

Fri 6 · 22 out of 100

Swell
2 ft4 smushy
Energy
16kJ
Wind
N 3 kn
Temp
24°C

Sat 7 · 12 out of 100

Swell
1 ft6 shollow
Energy
10kJ
Wind
W 3 kn
Temp
23°C

Sun 8 · 14 out of 100

Swell
2 ft7 shollow
Energy
31kJ
Wind
SSW 5 kn
Temp
20°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 131, too small
  2. Mon 254, fair
  3. Tue 355, fair
  4. Wed 446, fair
  5. Thu 523, too small
  6. Fri 622, too small
  7. Sat 712, too small
  8. Sun 814, too small
  9. Mon 918, too small
  10. Tue 1027, too small

The spot in six facts

  • Faces Etakes swell from the E
  • Offshore: Wwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 2–9 ftof swell
  • Water 23 °C2 mm shorty
  • Best in Jul3 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Estaleirinho, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov31, too small2 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.)34kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots23°C
Mon 2Nov54, fair3 ft5 smushy4 ft at break (est.)47kJwind from the north, 6 knots25°C
Tue 3Nov55, fair3 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.)74kJwind from the east, 2 knots26°C
Wed 4Nov46, fair3 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.)57kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots25°C
Thu 5Nov23, too small2 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.)23kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots25°C
Fri 6Nov22, too small2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.)16kJwind from the north, 3 knots24°C
Sat 7Nov12, too small1 ft6 shollow2 ft at break (est.)10kJwind from the west, 3 knots, offshore23°C
Sun 8Nov14, too small2 ft7 shollow2 ft at break (est.)31kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots20°C
Mon 9Nov18, too small2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.)20kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots20°C
Tue 10Nov27, too small2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.)28kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots21°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 NovHigh 00:09 −0.2 mLow 02:34 −0.2 mHigh 08:26 +0.2 mLow 09:05 +0.2 mHigh 12:06 +0.3 mLow 16:28 +0.0 mHigh 19:03 +0.1 m
  • Mon 2 NovLow 03:56 −0.3 mHigh 12:33 +0.3 mLow 17:10 −0.0 mHigh 20:34 +0.1 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 04:55 −0.4 mHigh 12:48 +0.3 mLow 17:43 −0.1 mHigh 21:48 +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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the spot and its town

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About

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About Estaleirinho

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

The spot faces E (86°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (266°). 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 steeply: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 19). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 18°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually July, with about 3 good days in 7; in December, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Camboriu, 7.1 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots and 1 mountain bike area.

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$1,030–US$1,980 each

about US$1,030–US$1,980 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 NVT, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$576–US$1,190
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$47–US$74
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$1,030–US$1,980

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

Itapema

10 min by car · 34 places to stay

about US$67/nightcountry average

See 34 places to stay in Itapema · Booking.com

About Itapema 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 19h 55m

About 19h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → NVT, changing at São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU), then 40 min by road

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