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Prainha
Surf spot · Brazil
Is it worth the trip?
26Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 3 ft swell at 4 s
Mon 2 · 17 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 34kJ
- Wind
- E 12 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Tue 3 · 28 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 44kJ
- Wind
- E 10 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Wed 4 · 27 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 46kJ
- Wind
- ESE 9 kn
- Temp
- 31°C
Thu 5 · 24 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 41kJ
- Wind
- ESE 10 kn
- Temp
- 31°C
Fri 6 · 26 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 46kJ
- Wind
- E 11 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Sat 7 · 23 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 37kJ
- Wind
- ESE 12 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Sun 8 · 29 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 31kJ
- Wind
- E 10 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 121, too small
- Mon 217, too small
- Tue 328, poor
- Wed 427, poor
- Thu 524, poor
- Fri 626, poor
- Sat 723, poor
- Sun 829, poor
- Mon 917, too small
- Tue 1022, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces NEtakes swell from the NE
- Offshore: SWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 28 °Cno wetsuit
- Best Mar–Apr2 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 21, too small | 3 ft4 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 26kJ | wind from the east, 10 knots | 30°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 17, too small | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 34kJ | wind from the east, 12 knots | 30°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 28, poor | 3 ft5 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 44kJ | wind from the east, 10 knots | 30°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 27, poor | 3 ft5 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 46kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots | 31°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 24, poor | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 41kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots | 31°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 26, poor | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 46kJ | wind from the east, 11 knots | 30°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 23, poor | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 37kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots | 30°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 29, poor | 3 ft4 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 31kJ | wind from the east, 10 knots | 30°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 17, too small | 2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 15kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots | 30°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 22, too small | 2 ft4 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 20kJ | wind from the east, 8 knots | 30°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 03:06 −1.0 mHigh 09:30 +0.7 mLow 15:26 −0.7 mHigh 21:50 +0.9 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 04:25 −0.9 mHigh 10:51 +0.7 mLow 16:51 −0.7 mHigh 23:11 +0.9 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 05:42 −0.9 mHigh 12:04 +0.8 mLow 18:08 −0.8 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–Apr
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
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 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
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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More surf near here
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- Iguape Meio 7.9 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Prainha
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NE (46°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (226°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 3.7 km out (1 in 370). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 27°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March and April, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Prainha, 0.5 km away (about 5 min by car).
Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. 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$965–US$1,840 each
about US$965–US$1,840 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 FOR, estimated from distance and season, changing at MIA, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$489–US$1,010 |
| 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$965–US$1,840 |
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
1 min by car · 22 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Prainha its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Iguape on Booking.com
14 min by car · 14 places to stay
- Beds in Fortaleza on Booking.com
47 min by car · 249 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 18h
About 18h door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → FOR, changing at Miami International Airport (MIA), then 45 min by road
Flights MDW → FOR on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.