Ponta do Cepílio
Surf spot · Brazil
Is it worth the trip?
21Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: 4 ft swell at 5 s
Mon 2 · 34 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 90kJ
- Wind
- S 1 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Tue 3 · 20 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 shollow
- Energy
- 76kJ
- Wind
- NW 2 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Wed 4 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft12 shollow
- Energy
- 12kJ
- Wind
- ENE 2 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 18kJ
- Wind
- WSW 7 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Fri 6 · 11 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 shollow
- Energy
- 11kJ
- Wind
- W 5 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Sat 7 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 12kJ
- Wind
- ENE 3 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Sun 8 · 32 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 328kJ
- Wind
- WSW 13 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 112, too small
- Mon 234, too small
- Tue 320, too small
- Wed 45, too small
- Thu 56, too small
- Fri 611, too small
- Sat 78, too small
- Sun 832, poor
- Mon 956, fair
- Tue 1040, too small
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
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 12, too small | 2 ft8 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 56kJ | wind from the north-east, 4 knots | 24°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 34, too small | 4 ft5 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 90kJ | wind from the south, 1 knot | 25°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 20, too small | 4 ft6 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 76kJ | offshorewind from the north-west, 2 knots, offshore | 26°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft12 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 12kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 6, too small | 1 ft9 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 18kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots | 29°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 11, too small | 2 ft4 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 11kJ | wind from the west, 5 knots | 23°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 8, too small | 2 ft5 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 12kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots | 27°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 32, poor | 6 ft7 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 328kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots | 22°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 56, fair | 6 ft7 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 285kJ | wind from the west, 6 knots | 21°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 40, too small | 5 ft7 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 235kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore | 22°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 01:36 −0.4 mHigh 10:40 +0.3 mLow 14:45 +0.0 mHigh 17:59 +0.1 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 03:01 −0.3 mHigh 11:40 +0.3 mLow 16:00 +0.0 mHigh 19:39 +0.1 mLow 21:30 +0.1 mHigh 22:36 +0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:15 −0.4 mHigh 12:22 +0.3 mLow 16:55 −0.1 mHigh 23:35 +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.
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).
- Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug3of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov3of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
Map
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Ponta do Cepílio
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (156°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (336°). 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 12). 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 January, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Trindade, 1.6 km away (about 5 min by car).
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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to GRU, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$563–US$1,170 |
| 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$1,040–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
3 min by car · 115 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Trindade 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 18h 50m
About 18h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → GRU, direct, then 3h 25m by road
Flights ORD → GRU on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.