Quatro Ilhas
Surf spot · Brazil
Is it worth the trip?
24Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: 3 ft swell at 5 s
Tue 3 · 35 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 35kJ
- Wind
- ENE 0 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Wed 4 · 22 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft6 shollow
- Energy
- 25kJ
- Wind
- WNW 6 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Thu 5 · 11 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 12kJ
- Wind
- NW 5 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Fri 6 · 17 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 shollow
- Energy
- 11kJ
- Wind
- SE 2 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Sat 7 · 25 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 23kJ
- Wind
- N 3 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Sun 8 · 19 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 30kJ
- Wind
- WSW 8 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Mon 9 · 26 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 35kJ
- Wind
- SSW 6 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 228, too small
- Tue 335, too small
- Wed 422, too small
- Thu 511, too small
- Fri 617, too small
- Sat 725, too small
- Sun 819, too small
- Mon 926, too small
- Tue 1025, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces Etakes swell from the E
- Offshore: Wwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–10 ftof swell
- Water 23 °C2 mm shorty
- Best Apr, Jul–Sep3 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
Quatro Ilhas does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 28, too small | 2 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 26kJ | wind from the north, 7 knots | 22°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 35, too small | 3 ft5 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 35kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 0 knots | 22°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 22, too small | 2 ft6 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 25kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, offshore | 23°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 11, too small | 2 ft5 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 12kJ | offshorewind from the north-west, 5 knots, offshore | 23°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 17, too small | 2 ft4 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 11kJ | wind from the south-east, 2 knots | 21°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 25, too small | 3 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 23kJ | wind from the north, 3 knots | 24°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 19, too small | 3 ft5 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 30kJ | offshorewind from the west-south-west, 8 knots, offshore | 20°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 26, too small | 3 ft5 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 35kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots | 20°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 25, too small | 2 ft5 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 19kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots | 21°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 03:50 −0.3 mHigh 12:31 +0.3 mLow 17:07 −0.0 mHigh 20:25 +0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:50 −0.3 mHigh 12:51 +0.3 mLow 17:39 −0.1 mHigh 21:43 +0.2 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 05:39 −0.4 mHigh 12:18 +0.2 mLow 18:06 −0.1 mHigh 22:39 +0.3 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 Apr, Jul–Sep
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
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug3of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 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, its town, photos
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More surf near here
5 places
- Bombinhas 0.9 km away
- Mariscal 2.9 km away
- Bombas 3.1 km away
- Itapema 12.1 km away
- Meia Praia 12.9 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Quatro Ilhas
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces E (111°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (291°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 14). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 18°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April, July, August and September, with about 3 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Bombinhas, 0.7 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots and 1 wind sports 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$2,020 each
about US$1,050–US$2,020 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 NVT, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$576–US$1,190 |
| 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$2,020 |
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
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about 5 min by car · 214 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
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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 20h 10m
About 20h 10m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → NVT, changing at São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU), then 55 min by road
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