Tenso
Surf spot · Brazil
Is it worth the trip?
26Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: 3 ft swell at 6 s
Mon 2 · 41 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 57kJ
- Wind
- NNE 7 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Tue 3 · 30 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 52kJ
- Wind
- N 11 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Wed 4 · 20 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 36kJ
- Wind
- N 12 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 17 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 37kJ
- Wind
- NNE 14 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 29 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 41kJ
- Wind
- SSW 4 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Sat 7 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 7kJ
- Wind
- E 4 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Sun 8 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft6 shollow
- Energy
- 21kJ
- Wind
- NW 1 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 127, too small
- Mon 241, poor
- Tue 330, poor
- Wed 420, too small
- Thu 517, too small
- Fri 629, poor
- Sat 78, too small
- Sun 812, too small
- Mon 921, poor
- Tue 1017, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 24 °Cno wetsuit
- Best Mar–Apr, Jun3 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 27, too small | 2 ft7 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 42kJ | wind from the south-west, 6 knots | 24°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 41, poor | 3 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 57kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots | 25°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 30, poor | 3 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 52kJ | wind from the north, 11 knots | 26°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 20, too small | 2 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 36kJ | wind from the north, 12 knots | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 17, too small | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 37kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 29, poor | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 41kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots | 26°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 8, too small | 1 ft5 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 7kJ | wind from the east, 4 knots | 27°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 12, too small | 2 ft6 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 21kJ | offshorewind from the north-west, 1 knot, offshore | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 21, poor | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 50kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 16 knots | 24°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 17, too small | 2 ft7 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 48kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 11 knots | 23°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 01:32 −0.5 mHigh 08:27 +0.3 mLow 14:28 −0.1 mHigh 19:54 +0.3 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 03:11 −0.4 mHigh 10:14 +0.3 mLow 16:08 −0.1 mHigh 21:42 +0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:37 −0.5 mHigh 11:24 +0.4 mLow 17:16 −0.2 mHigh 23:03 +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.
Best time to go
best Mar–Apr, Jun
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
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 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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Photos of Tenso
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Tenso
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (118°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (298°). 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 steeply: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 19). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 23°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March, April and June, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Vila Velha, 2.5 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots.
Water about 24°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$992–US$1,920 each
about US$992–US$1,920 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to VIX, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$563–US$1,170 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$20–US$33 |
| 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$992–US$1,920 |
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
4 min by car · 52 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Vila Velha its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Vitória on Booking.com
10 min by car · 16 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 20h 05m
About 20h 05m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → VIX, changing at São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU), then 30 min by road
Flights ORD → VIX on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.