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GOVERNADOR CELSO RAMOS (Ponta dos Ganchos), Santa Catarina, Brasil by Maria de Lourdes Dalcomuni (Ude) - panoramio
Governador Celso Ramos, the nearest town, 7 km away. Photo: Nivaldo Cit filho, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Tingua

Surf spot · Brazil

Is it worth the trip?

3Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Sun 8: too small (2 ft swell at 4 s), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 3 out of 100

Swell
1 ft5 smushy
Energy
6kJ
Wind
ESE 5 kn
Temp
27°C

Wed 4 · 4 out of 100

Swell
1 ft4 smushy
Energy
4kJ
Wind
N 8 kn
Temp
25°C

Thu 5 · 3 out of 100

Swell
1 ft4 smushy
Energy
2kJ
Wind
NNE 2 kn
Temp
26°C

Fri 6 · 1 out of 100

Swell
under 1 ft11 s
Energy
0kJ
Wind
NE 10 kn
Temp
23°C

Sat 7 · 1 out of 100

Swell
1 ft5 smushy
Energy
2kJ
Wind
NW 4 kn
Temp
29°C

Sun 8 · 5 out of 100

Swell
2 ft4 smushy
Energy
8kJ
Wind
SSW 6 kn
Temp
22°C

Mon 9 · 3 out of 100

Swell
2 ft5 smushy
Energy
13kJ
Wind
S 5 kn
Temp
21°C

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

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 28, too small
  2. Tue 33, too small
  3. Wed 44, too small
  4. Thu 53, too small
  5. Fri 61, too small
  6. Sat 71, too small
  7. Sun 85, too small
  8. Mon 93, too small
  9. Tue 104, too small

The spot in five facts

  • Faces Stakes swell from the S
  • Offshore: Nwind from the land
  • Beginner +who it suits
  • Works 5–20 ftof swell
  • Water 23 °C2 mm shorty

Full forecast

every day, every number

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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Tingua, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2Nov8, too small2 ft5 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.)10kJwind from the north, 5 knots, offshore24°C
Tue 3Nov3, too small1 ft5 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.)6kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots27°C
Wed 4Nov4, too small1 ft4 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.)4kJwind from the north, 8 knots, offshore25°C
Thu 5Nov3, too small1 ft4 smushy1 ft at break (est.)2kJwind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore26°C
Fri 6Nov1, too smallunder 1 ft11 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots, offshore23°C
Sat 7Nov1, too small1 ft5 smushy1 ft at break (est.)2kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots29°C
Sun 8Nov5, too small2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.)8kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots22°C
Mon 9Nov3, too small2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.)13kJwind from the south, 5 knots21°C
Tue 10Nov4, too small1 ft4 smushy1 ft at break (est.)3kJwind from the east, 7 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

  • Mon 2 NovLow 03:38 −0.3 mHigh 12:20 +0.3 mLow 17:03 −0.0 mHigh 20:11 +0.1 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 04:41 −0.3 mHigh 12:46 +0.3 mLow 17:32 −0.1 mHigh 21:42 +0.2 m
  • Wed 4 NovLow 05:31 −0.4 mHigh 12:53 +0.2 mLow 17:57 −0.1 mHigh 22:40 +0.2 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

the spot and its town

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

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About

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About Tingua

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

The spot faces S (194°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (14°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 4.5 km out (1 in 455). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 18°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Governador Celso Ramos, 6.6 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 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$1,060–US$2,030 each

about US$1,060–US$2,030 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 FLN, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$583–US$1,210
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$1,060–US$2,030

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

Governador Celso Ramos

about 15 min by car · 18 places to stay

about US$67/nightcountry average

See 18 places to stay in Governador Celso Ramos · Booking.com

About Governador Celso Ramos 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 20h 20m

About 20h 20m door to door from Chicago

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

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