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Barreirinhas, the nearest town. Photo: Esquilo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Barreirinhas

Windsurf spot · Brazil

Is it worth the trip?

3Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Mon 2: not enough of the right wind, 14 kn gusting 31, side-shore

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 15 out of 100

Wind
ENE 14 kn
Gusts
31kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
32°C

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 10 kn
Gusts
19kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
–
Air
33°C

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 10 kn
Gusts
19kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
32°C

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 9 kn
Gusts
18kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
32°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 10 kn
Gusts
19kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
33°C

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 9 kn
Gusts
19kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
32°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 8 kn
Gusts
20kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
32°C

Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 10, poor
  2. Mon 222, poor
  3. Tue 30, poor
  4. Wed 40, poor
  5. Thu 50, poor
  6. Fri 60, poor
  7. Sat 70, poor
  8. Sun 80, poor
  9. Mon 90, poor
  10. Tue 100, poor

The spot in three facts

  • Faces NWopen to the NW
  • Best wind: NE or SWalong the shore
  • Avoid: SEblows out to sea

Full forecast

every day, every number
Wind forecast and score for each day at Barreirinhas
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Sun 1Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots12knside–31°C
Mon 2Nov22, poorwind from the east-north-east, 14 knots31knside–32°C
Tue 3Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots19kncross-off–33°C
Wed 4Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots19knside–32°C
Thu 5Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots18knside–32°C
Fri 6Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots19knside–33°C
Sat 7Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots19knside–32°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots20knside–32°C
Mon 9Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots16knside–31°C
Tue 10Nov0, poorwind from the east, 7 knots16kncross-off–32°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

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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the spot and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Barreirinhas

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NW, so wind from the SE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).

A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing NW. Wind from the NW blows onshore, wind from the SE blows out to sea, and wind from the NE or SW runs along the shore. The town to stay in is Barreirinhas.

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$864–US$1,660 each

about US$864–US$1,660 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 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to SLZ, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$462–US$958
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
Totalabout US$864–US$1,660

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: Barreirinhas

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Barreirinhas

1 min by car · 98 places to stay

about US$67/nightcountry average

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About Barreirinhas 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 24h 45m

About 24h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → SLZ, changing at São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU), then 3h by road

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

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