Pecado
Surf spot · Brazil
Is it worth the trip?
6Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: 3 ft swell at 5 s
Tue 3 · 9 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 46kJ
- Wind
- N 8 kn
- Temp
- 32°C
Wed 4 · 3 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 24kJ
- Wind
- E 11 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 10kJ
- Wind
- N 6 kn
- Temp
- 37°C
Fri 6 · 3 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 12kJ
- Wind
- S 8 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 8kJ
- Wind
- NNE 9 kn
- Temp
- 33°C
Sun 8 · 2 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 5kJ
- Wind
- SW 11 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Mon 9 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 38kJ
- Wind
- SSW 11 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 213, too small
- Tue 39, too small
- Wed 43, too small
- Thu 54, too small
- Fri 63, too small
- Sat 76, too small
- Sun 82, too small
- Mon 97, too small
- Tue 1020, too small
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
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 13, too small | 3 ft5 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 46kJ | wind from the north-east, 9 knots | 27°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 9, too small | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 46kJ | wind from the north, 8 knots | 32°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 3, too small | 2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 24kJ | wind from the east, 11 knots | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 4, too small | 1 ft10 scrumbling2 ft at break (est.) | 10kJ | offshorewind from the north, 6 knots, offshore | 37°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 3, too small | 2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 12kJ | wind from the south, 8 knots | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 6, too small | 2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 8kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots | 33°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 2, too small | 1 ft6 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 5kJ | wind from the south-west, 11 knots | 26°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 7, too small | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 38kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 11 knots | 24°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 20, too small | 3 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 71kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots | 23°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.
Best time to go
best Mar–Jun
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
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Tue 3 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 and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
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$2,000 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to GIG, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$569–US$1,180 |
| 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$1,050–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: 2 towns
about 10 min by car · 52 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Macaé its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Rio das Ostras on Booking.com
about 35 min by car · 52 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 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
Flights MDW → GIG on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.