Praia do Foguete - Cabo Frio
Surf spot · Brazil
Is it worth the trip?
25Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: 4 ft swell at 5 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 72kJ
- Wind
- NE 18 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Tue 3 · 39 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 94kJ
- Wind
- ESE 4 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Wed 4 · 25 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 33kJ
- Wind
- NNE 2 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Thu 5 · 32 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 40kJ
- Wind
- SE 4 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 19 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 20kJ
- Wind
- SW 12 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Sat 7 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 25kJ
- Wind
- NE 12 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 18 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 70kJ
- Wind
- SW 22 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 117, too small
- Mon 28, too small
- Tue 339, poor
- Wed 425, too small
- Thu 532, too small
- Fri 619, too small
- Sat 74, too small
- Sun 818, too small
- Mon 90, too big
- Tue 1016, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces Etakes swell from the E
- Offshore: Wwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 4–15 ftof swell
- Water 23 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 17, too small | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 40kJ | wind from the east, 6 knots | 23°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 8, too small | 4 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 72kJ | wind from the north-east, 18 knots | 24°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 39, poor | 4 ft5 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 94kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots | 26°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 25, too small | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 33kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots | 25°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 32, too small | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 40kJ | wind from the south-east, 4 knots | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 19, too small | 2 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 20kJ | offshorewind from the south-west, 12 knots, offshore | 25°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 4, too small | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 25kJ | wind from the north-east, 12 knots | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 18, too small | 3 ft7 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 70kJ | offshorewind from the south-west, 22 knots, offshore | 23°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft7 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 394kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 11 knots | 23°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 16, poor | 6 ft8 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 332kJ | wind from the south-east, 7 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
- Sun 1 NovLow 01:24 −0.4 mHigh 09:39 +0.2 mLow 14:49 +0.0 mHigh 18:37 +0.1 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 03:00 −0.3 mHigh 11:10 +0.3 mLow 16:11 −0.0 mHigh 21:07 +0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:20 −0.4 mHigh 11:56 +0.3 mLow 17:05 −0.1 mHigh 22:55 +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).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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More surf near here
5 places
- Arraial do Cabo 4.2 km away
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- Praia Brava - Pontal do Atalaia 6.1 km away
- Praia Brava - Cabo Frio 6.5 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Praia do Foguete - Cabo Frio
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces E (86°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (266°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 4–15 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 700 m out (1 in 72). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 21°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 25°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Cabo Frio, 5.8 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: 3 towns
8 min by car · 297 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Arraial do Cabo its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Cabo Frio on Booking.com
10 min by car · 234 places to stay
- Beds in Armação dos Búzios on Booking.com
43 min by car · 417 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 10m
About 21h 10m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → GIG, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), then 2h 30m by road
Flights MDW → GIG on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.