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XANGÃO
Surf spot · Brazil
Is it worth the trip?
36Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 3 ft swell at 5 s, onshore wind, 11 kn (21 km/h)
Tue 3 · 46 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 68kJ
- Wind
- N 9 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Wed 4 · 33 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 50kJ
- Wind
- NNW 9 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Thu 5 · 32 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 43kJ
- Wind
- NNE 9 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Fri 6 · 32 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 45kJ
- Wind
- NW 4 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Sat 7 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 18kJ
- Wind
- SW 6 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Sun 8 · 49 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 50kJ
- Wind
- NNW 11 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Mon 9 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 68kJ
- Wind
- S 18 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 240, poor
- Tue 346, fair
- Wed 433, poor
- Thu 532, too small
- Fri 632, poor
- Sat 716, too small
- Sun 849, fair
- Mon 97, too small
- Tue 1014, 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 25 °Cno wetsuit
- Best Mar–Jun3 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 40, poor | 3 ft5 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 49kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots | 26°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 46, fair | 3 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 68kJ | wind from the north, 9 knots | 28°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 33, poor | 3 ft5 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 50kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 9 knots, offshore | 30°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 32, too small | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 43kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots | 30°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 32, poor | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 45kJ | offshorewind from the north-west, 4 knots, offshore | 26°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 16, too small | 2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 18kJ | wind from the south-west, 6 knots | 29°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 49, fair | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 50kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 11 knots, offshore | 29°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 7, too small | 2 ft9 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 68kJ | wind from the south, 18 knots | 24°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 14, too small | 3 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 59kJ | wind from the south, 14 knots | 24°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 03:11 −0.5 mHigh 10:08 +0.3 mLow 16:05 −0.1 mHigh 21:41 +0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:36 −0.5 mHigh 11:19 +0.4 mLow 17:13 −0.2 mHigh 23:01 +0.4 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 05:38 −0.6 mHigh 12:06 +0.4 mLow 18:02 −0.3 mHigh 23:59 +0.5 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–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
- May3of 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 Tue 3 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 and its town
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More surf near here
1 place
- Regencia 36.5 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About XANGÃO
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (122°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (302°). 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 gently: 10 m deep about 650 m out (1 in 67). 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 28°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March, April, May and June, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Regência.
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
| 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 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$67–US$114 |
| 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$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
about 1h 05m by car · 15 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Regência its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest beds: Regência, 37 km (about 1h 05m 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 20h 45m
About 20h 45m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → VIX, changing at São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU), then 1h 10m by road
Flights ORD → VIX on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.