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Castelhanos
Surf spot · Brazil
Is it worth the trip?
29Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: 4 ft swell at 5 s
Mon 2 · 57 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 71kJ
- Wind
- ENE 3 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Tue 3 · 44 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 63kJ
- Wind
- W 4 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Wed 4 · 19 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 22kJ
- Wind
- ENE 6 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 17kJ
- Wind
- NNW 5 kn
- Temp
- 32°C
Fri 6 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 8kJ
- Wind
- S 4 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Sat 7 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 8kJ
- Wind
- NNE 5 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 414kJ
- Wind
- SW 15 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 121, too small
- Mon 257, fair
- Tue 344, too small
- Wed 419, too small
- Thu 516, too small
- Fri 612, too small
- Sat 712, too small
- Sun 80, too big
- Mon 90, too big
- Tue 1047, fair
The spot in five facts
- Faces Etakes swell from the E
- Offshore: Wwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 4–14 ftof swell
- Water 23 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
Castelhanos does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 21, too small | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 30kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots | 24°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 57, fair | 4 ft5 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 71kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots | 27°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 44, too small | 3 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 63kJ | offshorewind from the west, 4 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 19, too small | 2 ft5 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 22kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 16, too small | 2 ft5 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 17kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots | 32°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 12, too small | 1 ft5 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 8kJ | wind from the south, 4 knots | 22°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 12, too small | 2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 8kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft7 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 414kJ | wind from the south-west, 15 knots | 20°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, too big | 6 ft8 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 438kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots | 20°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 47, fair | 4 ft7 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 185kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots | 21°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 01:28 −0.3 mHigh 10:41 +0.3 mLow 14:42 +0.0 mHigh 17:44 +0.1 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 02:56 −0.3 mHigh 11:41 +0.3 mLow 16:01 +0.0 mHigh 19:17 +0.1 mLow 21:16 +0.1 mHigh 22:50 +0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:13 −0.4 mHigh 12:24 +0.3 mLow 16:57 −0.1 mHigh 23:42 +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.
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About Castelhanos
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces E (102°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (282°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 4–14 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 16). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 21°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Ilhabela.
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$1,040–US$1,990 each
about US$1,040–US$1,990 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 GRU, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, 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$1,990 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Ilhabela
20 min by car · 46 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Ilhabela its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest beds: Ilhabela, 11 km (about 20 min 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 17h 55m
About 17h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → GRU, direct, then 2h 35m by road
Flights ORD → GRU on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
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