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Trindade, the nearest town, 19 km away. Photo: Otávio Nogueira from Fortaleza, BR, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Martim de Sa

Surf spot · Brazil

Is it worth the trip?

41Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Tue 3: 4 ft swell at 6 s

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 71 out of 100

Swell
4 ft6 shollow
Energy
87kJ
Wind
NNW 3 kn
Temp
29°C

Wed 4 · 46 out of 100

Swell
3 ft6 shollow
Energy
46kJ
Wind
N 3 kn
Temp
27°C

Thu 5 · 10 out of 100

Swell
1 ft11 shollow
Energy
16kJ
Wind
E 0 kn
Temp
30°C

Fri 6 · 42 out of 100

Swell
3 ft5 shollow
Energy
27kJ
Wind
WSW 3 kn
Temp
24°C

Sat 7 · 28 out of 100

Swell
2 ft5 shollow
Energy
23kJ
Wind
NNW 2 kn
Temp
27°C

Sun 8 · 22 out of 100

Swell
3 ft8 shollow
Energy
141kJ
Wind
SW 17 kn
Temp
22°C

Mon 9 · 24 out of 100

Swell
6 ft6 shollow
Energy
216kJ
Wind
SSW 5 kn
Temp
23°C

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

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 272, good
  2. Tue 371, good
  3. Wed 446, fair
  4. Thu 510, too small
  5. Fri 642, too small
  6. Sat 728, too small
  7. Sun 822, poor
  8. Mon 924, poor
  9. Tue 1070, good

The spot in five facts

  • Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
  • Offshore: NWwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 2–8 ftof swell
  • Water 23 °C2 mm shorty

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Martim de Sa, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2Nov72, good4 ft5 smushy5 ft at break (est.)87kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots27°C
Tue 3Nov71, good4 ft6 shollow4 ft at break (est.)87kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, offshore29°C
Wed 4Nov46, fair3 ft6 shollow3 ft at break (est.)46kJwind from the north, 3 knots27°C
Thu 5Nov10, too small1 ft11 shollow2 ft at break (est.)16kJwind from the east, 0 knots30°C
Fri 6Nov42, too small3 ft5 shollow3 ft at break (est.)27kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots24°C
Sat 7Nov28, too small2 ft5 shollow3 ft at break (est.)23kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, offshore27°C
Sun 8Nov22, poor3 ft8 shollow4 ft at break (est.)141kJwind from the south-west, 17 knots22°C
Mon 9Nov24, poor6 ft6 shollow6 ft at break (est.)216kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots23°C
Tue 10Nov70, good4 ft6 shollow5 ft at break (est.)103kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots23°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

  • Mon 2 NovLow 03:02 −0.4 mHigh 11:41 +0.3 mLow 16:01 +0.0 mHigh 19:41 +0.1 mLow 21:43 +0.1 mHigh 22:32 +0.1 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 04:16 −0.4 mHigh 12:23 +0.4 mLow 16:56 −0.1 mHigh 23:36 +0.2 m
  • Wed 4 NovLow 05:15 −0.5 mHigh 12:55 +0.4 mLow 17:39 −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 Martim de Sa

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

The spot faces SE (141°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (321°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 11). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 22°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Trindade.

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$1,040–US$1,990 each

about US$1,040–US$1,990 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 ORD to GRU, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$563–US$1,170
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$1,040–US$1,990

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Trindade

Closest

Trindade

about 35 min by car · 115 places to stay

about US$67/nightcountry average

See 115 places to stay in Trindade · Booking.com

About Trindade its beds, food and every spot near it

Nearest beds: Trindade, 19 km (about 35 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 05m

About 19h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → GRU, direct, then 3h 40m by road

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