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Regência, the nearest town. Photo: Daniel Filgueiras from Brasil, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Regencia

Surf spot · Brazil

Is it worth the trip?

34Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Tue 3: 3 ft swell at 6 s, 3 hours of offshore wind

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 54 out of 100

Swell
3 ft6 smushy
Energy
67kJ
Wind
ENE 9 kn
Temp
28°C

Tue 3 · 56 out of 100

Swell
3 ft6 smushy
Energy
50kJ
Wind
N 5 kn
Temp
29°C

Wed 4 · 26 out of 100

Swell
2 ft6 smushy
Energy
31kJ
Wind
NNW 9 kn
Temp
31°C

Thu 5 · 28 out of 100

Swell
2 ft5 smushy
Energy
24kJ
Wind
N 9 kn
Temp
32°C

Fri 6 · 7 out of 100

Swell
1 ft11 s
Energy
8kJ
Wind
N 5 kn
Temp
30°C

Sat 7 · 8 out of 100

Swell
1 ft9 scrumbling
Energy
6kJ
Wind
NNE 10 kn
Temp
29°C

Sun 8 · 8 out of 100

Swell
1 ft12 shollow
Energy
13kJ
Wind
SSW 3 kn
Temp
30°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 133, too small
  2. Mon 254, fair
  3. Tue 356, fair
  4. Wed 426, too small
  5. Thu 528, too small
  6. Fri 67, too small
  7. Sat 78, too small
  8. Sun 88, too small
  9. Mon 920, poor
  10. Tue 1028, poor

The spot in five facts

  • Faces Stakes swell from the S
  • Offshore: Nwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 2–9 ftof swell
  • Water 25 °Cno wetsuit

Full forecast

every day, every number
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Regencia, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov33, too small3 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.)62kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots25°C
Mon 2Nov54, fair3 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.)67kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots28°C
Tue 3Nov56, fair3 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.)50kJwind from the north, 5 knots, offshore29°C
Wed 4Nov26, too small2 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.)31kJwind from the north-north-west, 9 knots, offshore31°C
Thu 5Nov28, too small2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.)24kJwind from the north, 9 knots, offshore32°C
Fri 6Nov7, too small1 ft11 s1 ft at break (est.)8kJwind from the north, 5 knots, offshore30°C
Sat 7Nov8, too small1 ft9 scrumbling1 ft at break (est.)6kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, offshore29°C
Sun 8Nov8, too small1 ft12 shollow2 ft at break (est.)13kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots30°C
Mon 9Nov20, poor4 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.)102kJwind from the south-south-west, 15 knots24°C
Tue 10Nov28, poor3 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.)98kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots24°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 01:33 −0.5 mHigh 08:22 +0.3 mLow 14:27 −0.1 mHigh 20:01 +0.3 m
  • Mon 2 NovLow 03:12 −0.5 mHigh 10:04 +0.3 mLow 16:05 −0.1 mHigh 21:43 +0.3 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 04:36 −0.5 mHigh 11:16 +0.4 mLow 17:12 −0.3 mHigh 23:02 +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.

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the spot and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Regencia

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces S (161°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (341°). 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 600 m out (1 in 60). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 23°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Regência, 0 km away (about 5 min by car).

Water about 25°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$1,040–US$2,000 each

about US$1,040–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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to VIX, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$563–US$1,170
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$67–US$114
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$174–US$295
Food7 days eating outabout US$161–US$295
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$74–US$121
Totalabout US$1,040–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: Regência

Closest

Regência

1 min by car · 15 places to stay

about US$67/nightcountry average

See 15 places to stay in Regência · Booking.com

About Regência 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 21h 20m

About 21h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → VIX, changing at São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU), then 1h 45m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.