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Pecado

Surf spot · Brazil

Is it worth the trip?

32Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Tue 3: 3 ft swell at 5 s

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 60 out of 100

Swell
3 ft5 smushy
Energy
62kJ
Wind
WSW 5 kn
Temp
33°C

Wed 4 · 34 out of 100

Swell
2 ft5 smushy
Energy
33kJ
Wind
N 1 kn
Temp
27°C

Thu 5 · 31 out of 100

Swell
2 ft5 smushy
Energy
26kJ
Wind
W 8 kn
Temp
37°C

Fri 6 · 9 out of 100

Swell
1 ft5 smushy
Energy
8kJ
Wind
SW 9 kn
Temp
27°C

Sat 7 · 21 out of 100

Swell
2 ft5 smushy
Energy
14kJ
Wind
NE 10 kn
Temp
33°C

Sun 8 · 4 out of 100

Swell
1 ft11 s
Energy
7kJ
Wind
SW 15 kn
Temp
23°C

Mon 9 · 26 out of 100

Swell
3 ft7 smushy
Energy
75kJ
Wind
SW 8 kn
Temp
23°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 245, fair
  2. Tue 358, fair
  3. Wed 433, too small
  4. Thu 531, too small
  5. Fri 610, too small
  6. Sat 720, too small
  7. Sun 83, too small
  8. Mon 928, poor
  9. Tue 1063, good
  10. Wed 1158, 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 23 °C2 mm shorty
  • Best Mar–Jun3 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 intermediate surfers at Pecado, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2Nov45, fair3 ft5 smushy4 ft at break (est.)47kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots29°C
Tue 3Nov58, fair3 ft5 smushy4 ft at break (est.)62kJwind from the west-south-west, 5 knots33°C
Wed 4Nov33, too small2 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.)33kJwind from the north, 1 knot, offshore27°C
Thu 5Nov31, too small2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.)26kJwind from the west, 8 knots, offshore37°C
Fri 6Nov10, too small1 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.)8kJwind from the south-west, 9 knots27°C
Sat 7Nov20, too small2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.)14kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots33°C
Sun 8Nov3, too small1 ft11 s1 ft at break (est.)7kJwind from the south-west, 15 knots23°C
Mon 9Nov28, poor3 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.)75kJwind from the south-west, 8 knots23°C
Tue 10Nov63, good3 ft8 smushy5 ft at break (est.)126kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots22°C
Wed 11Nov58, fair4 ft8 ssoft6 ft at break (est.)194kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots24°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 03:03 −0.4 mHigh 10:55 +0.3 mLow 16:05 −0.1 mHigh 21:14 +0.2 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 04:23 −0.4 mHigh 11:46 +0.3 mLow 17:03 −0.1 mHigh 22:55 +0.3 m
  • Wed 4 NovLow 05:24 −0.5 mHigh 12:19 +0.4 mLow 17:47 −0.3 mHigh 23:50 +0.4 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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About

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About Pecado

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. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 550 m out (1 in 54). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 22°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 25°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March, April, May and June, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Macaé, 5.3 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

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$1,050–US$2,010 each

about US$1,050–US$2,010 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 2 November 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$570–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$2,010

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

Where to stay: 2 towns

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Closest

Macaé

about 10 min by car · 52 places to stay

about US$67/nightcountry average

See 52 places to stay in Macaé · Booking.com

About Macaé 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 21h 40m

About 21h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → GIG, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), then 3h by road

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