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Praia do Sossego
Sossego. Photo: Rodrigo.p.souza, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Sossego

Surf spot · Brazil

Is it worth the trip?

27Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Tue 3: 4 ft swell at 5 s

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 59 out of 100

Swell
4 ft5 smushy
Energy
67kJ
Wind
NNE 1 kn
Temp
30°C

Wed 4 · 13 out of 100

Swell
1 ft12 shollow
Energy
20kJ
Wind
SE 1 kn
Temp
29°C

Thu 5 · 16 out of 100

Swell
1 ft11 shollow
Energy
20kJ
Wind
NNE 5 kn
Temp
37°C

Fri 6 · 33 out of 100

Swell
3 ft5 smushy
Energy
30kJ
Wind
SSE 6 kn
Temp
26°C

Sat 7 · 16 out of 100

Swell
2 ft5 smushy
Energy
15kJ
Wind
ENE 6 kn
Temp
31°C

Sun 8 · 9 out of 100

Swell
3 ft7 smushy
Energy
86kJ
Wind
SW 17 kn
Temp
25°C

Mon 9 · 10 out of 100

Swell
4 ft6 smushy
Energy
127kJ
Wind
SW 10 kn
Temp
23°C

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

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 260, good
  2. Tue 359, fair
  3. Wed 413, too small
  4. Thu 516, too small
  5. Fri 633, too small
  6. Sat 716, too small
  7. Sun 89, poor
  8. Mon 910, poor
  9. Tue 1066, good

The spot in five facts

  • Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
  • Offshore: NEwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 3–11 ftof swell
  • Water 22 °C2 mm shorty

Full forecast

every day, every number

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

Sossego does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sossego, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2Nov60, good4 ft5 smushy1 ft at break (est.)76kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots31°C
Tue 3Nov59, fair4 ft5 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.)67kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore30°C
Wed 4Nov13, too small1 ft12 shollow2 ft at break (est.)20kJwind from the south-east, 1 knot29°C
Thu 5Nov16, too small1 ft11 shollow2 ft at break (est.)20kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore37°C
Fri 6Nov33, too small3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.)30kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots26°C
Sat 7Nov16, too small2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.)15kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots31°C
Sun 8Nov9, poor3 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.)86kJwind from the south-west, 17 knots25°C
Mon 9Nov10, poor4 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.)127kJwind from the south-west, 10 knots23°C
Tue 10Nov66, good4 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.)97kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 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

  • Mon 2 NovLow 03:02 −0.3 mHigh 11:29 +0.3 mLow 16:19 +0.0 mHigh 21:05 +0.1 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 04:21 −0.4 mHigh 12:10 +0.3 mLow 17:11 −0.1 mHigh 23:10 +0.2 m
  • Wed 4 NovLow 05:22 −0.4 mHigh 12:40 +0.3 mLow 17:48 −0.2 mHigh 23:58 +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.

Map

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Photos of Sossego

PARQUE PRAIA DE ITATIAIA - panoramio
Photo: MICROLARM, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Praia de Camboinhas
Near Sossego. Photo: Rodrigo Soldon from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Sossego

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

The spot faces SW (204°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (24°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 22). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 22°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 26°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Niterói, 9 km away (about 20 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 6 surf spots.

Water about 22°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$1,020–US$1,960 each

about US$1,020–US$1,960 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 MDW to GIG, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$569–US$1,180
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$40–US$67
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$1,020–US$1,960

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Niterói

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Closest

Niterói

about 20 min by car · 59 places to stay

about US$67/nightcountry average

See 59 places to stay in Niterói · Booking.com

About Niterói 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 19h 20m

About 19h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → GIG, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), then 40 min by road

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