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Praia de São Lourenço, 1 km away. Photo: Flickr user: mauroguanandi Bertioga, Sao Paulo, BR…, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Riviera de São Lourenço

Surf spot · Brazil

Is it worth the trip?

37Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Mon 2: 3 ft swell at 6 s

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 65 out of 100

Swell
3 ft6 s
Energy
67kJ
Wind
ENE 1 kn
Temp
25°C

Tue 3 · 53 out of 100

Swell
3 ft6 s
Energy
48kJ
Wind
SSE 2 kn
Temp
27°C

Wed 4 · 10 out of 100

Swell
1 ft12 s
Energy
11kJ
Wind
SE 4 kn
Temp
27°C

Thu 5 · 14 out of 100

Swell
2 ft3 s
Energy
4kJ
Wind
SSE 4 kn
Temp
29°C

Fri 6 · 44 out of 100

Swell
2 ft5 s
Energy
23kJ
Wind
S 2 kn
Temp
24°C

Sat 7 · 16 out of 100

Swell
2 ft5 s
Energy
12kJ
Wind
SSE 3 kn
Temp
27°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Swell
7 ft7 s
Energy
460kJ
Wind
SSW 9 kn
Temp
21°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 137, too small
  2. Mon 265, good
  3. Tue 353, fair
  4. Wed 410, too small
  5. Thu 514, too small
  6. Fri 644, too small
  7. Sat 716, too small
  8. Sun 80, too big
  9. Mon 90, too big
  10. Tue 1068, good

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

The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Riviera de São Lourenço, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov37, too small2 ft8 s3 ft at break (est.)47kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots24°C
Mon 2Nov65, good3 ft6 s4 ft at break (est.)67kJwind from the east-north-east, 1 knot25°C
Tue 3Nov53, fair3 ft6 s3 ft at break (est.)48kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots27°C
Wed 4Nov10, too small1 ft12 s2 ft at break (est.)11kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots27°C
Thu 5Nov14, too small2 ft3 s2 ft at break (est.)4kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots29°C
Fri 6Nov44, too small2 ft5 s3 ft at break (est.)23kJwind from the south, 2 knots24°C
Sat 7Nov16, too small2 ft5 s2 ft at break (est.)12kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots27°C
Sun 8Nov0, too big7 ft7 s8 ft at break (est.)460kJwind from the south-south-west, 9 knots21°C
Mon 9Nov0, too big6 ft7 s8 ft at break (est.)415kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot20°C
Tue 10Nov68, good5 ft7 s6 ft at break (est.)194kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots22°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 01:15 −0.3 mHigh 10:25 +0.3 mLow 14:39 +0.1 mHigh 17:35 +0.1 m
  • Mon 2 NovLow 02:53 −0.3 mHigh 11:33 +0.3 mLow 16:14 +0.0 mHigh 22:41 +0.1 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 04:18 −0.4 mHigh 12:15 +0.4 mLow 17:10 −0.1 mHigh 23:37 +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.

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the spot and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

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About Riviera de São Lourenço

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

The spot faces SE (152°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (332°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea is about 21°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 28°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Bertioga. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to GRU, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, 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$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: 2 towns

Closest

Bertioga

23 min by car · 52 places to stay

about US$67/nightcountry average

See 52 places to stay in Bertioga · Booking.com

About Bertioga its beds, food and every spot near it

Nearest beds: Bertioga, 13 km (about 25 min by car)

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 16h 45m

About 16h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → GRU, direct, then 1h 25m by road

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