Is it worth the trip?
50Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: 18 kn gusting 34, side-onshore, Water: waves 1.3 m
Tue 3 · 58 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 18 kn
- Gusts
- 33kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.1 mwaves
- Air
- 31°C
Wed 4 · 53 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 17 kn
- Gusts
- 31kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.2 mwaves
- Air
- 31°C
Thu 5 · 61 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 16 kn
- Gusts
- 30kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.2 mwaves
- Air
- 31°C
Fri 6 · 63 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 18 kn
- Gusts
- 34kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.3 mwaves
- Air
- 31°C
Sat 7 · 53 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 17 kn
- Gusts
- 32kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 31°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 9 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 31°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- E 8 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 31°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 297, good
- Tue 388, good
- Wed 479, good
- Thu 574, good
- Fri 695, good
- Sat 780, good
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
- Wed 1132, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces Nopen to the N
- Best wind: E or Walong the shore
- Avoid: Sblows out to sea
- Open seato the swell
- Water 28 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 97, good | wind from the north-east, 18 knots | 34kn | side-on | 1.1 mwaves | 32°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 88, good | wind from the north-east, 18 knots | 33kn | side-on | 1.1 mwaves | 31°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 79, good | wind from the north-east, 17 knots | 31kn | side-on | 1.2 mwaves | 31°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 74, good | wind from the north-east, 16 knots | 30kn | side-on | 1.2 mwaves | 31°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 95, good | wind from the north-east, 18 knots | 34kn | side-on | 1.3 mwaves | 31°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 80, good | wind from the north-east, 17 knots | 32kn | side-on | 1.0 mwaves | 31°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots | 16kn | side | 0.8 mwaves | 31°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 8 knots | 20kn | side | chop | 31°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots | 20kn | cross-off | chop | 32°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 32, poor | wind from the north-east, 16 knots | 29kn | side-on | 0.9 mwaves | 31°C |
Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovLow 04:33 −1.0 mHigh 11:09 +0.8 mLow 17:01 −0.8 mHigh 23:32 +1.1 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 05:51 −1.0 mHigh 12:23 +0.9 mLow 18:20 −0.9 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 00:46 +1.1 mLow 06:59 −1.1 mHigh 13:24 +1.1 mLow 19:26 −1.0 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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About Barra Grande
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces N, so wind from the S blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing N. Wind from the N blows onshore, wind from the S blows out to sea, and wind from the E or W runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 7.1 km out (1 in 714). The sea is about 27°C in September, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Barra Grande.
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$879–US$1,700 each
about US$879–US$1,700 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food.
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 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to JJD, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$476–US$993 |
| 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 |
| Total | about US$879–US$1,700 |
Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Barra Grande
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about US$67/nightcountry average
About Barra Grande 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 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 24h 05m
About 24h 05m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → JJD, changing at São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU), then 2h 20m by road
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