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Guarda do embau
Surf spot · Brazil
Is it worth the trip?
8Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: 2 ft swell at 5 s
Mon 2 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 35kJ
- Wind
- NE 10 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Tue 3 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 shollow
- Energy
- 53kJ
- Wind
- S 10 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Wed 4 · 11 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 45kJ
- Wind
- NE 11 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Thu 5 · 1 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 11kJ
- Wind
- S 17 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Fri 6 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 24kJ
- Wind
- ESE 5 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Sat 7 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 13kJ
- Wind
- NE 10 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Sun 8 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 154kJ
- Wind
- SSW 18 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 17, too small
- Mon 28, too small
- Tue 35, too small
- Wed 411, too small
- Thu 51, too small
- Fri 612, too small
- Sat 77, too small
- Sun 86, too small
- Mon 919, too small
- Tue 1017, too small
The spot in five 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
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 7, too small | 2 ft6 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 42kJ | wind from the north-east, 7 knots | 22°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 8, too small | 3 ft5 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 35kJ | wind from the north-east, 10 knots | 23°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 5, too small | 3 ft6 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 53kJ | wind from the south, 10 knots | 22°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 11, too small | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 45kJ | wind from the north-east, 11 knots | 23°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 1, too small | 2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 11kJ | wind from the south, 17 knots | 22°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 12, too small | 2 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 24kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots | 20°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 7, too small | 2 ft5 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 13kJ | wind from the north-east, 10 knots | 22°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 6, too small | 4 ft8 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 154kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 18 knots | 20°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 19, too small | 4 ft8 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 143kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots | 20°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 17, too small | 3 ft7 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 69kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots | 20°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 01:21 −0.2 mHigh 11:06 +0.3 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 02:56 −0.2 mHigh 11:54 +0.3 mLow 21:56 +0.0 mHigh 22:39 +0.0 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:09 −0.3 mHigh 12:32 +0.3 mLow 17:21 +0.0 mHigh 23:07 +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
No month stands out
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
- 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
- Aug2of 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, its town, photos
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Photos of Guarda do embau
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Guarda do embau
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (132°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (312°). 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 150 m out (1 in 13). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 17°C in August, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 26°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Paulo Lopes, 8.8 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.
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
16 min by car · 1 place to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Paulo Lopes its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Garopaba on Booking.com
25 min by car · 88 places to stay
- Beds in Praia do Rosa on Booking.com
45 min by car · 414 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 20h 05m
About 20h 05m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → FLN, changing at São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU), then 45 min by road
Flights ORD → FLN on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.