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Fortaleza do Futuro
Futuro. Photo: ME/Portal da Copa, CC BY 3.0 br, Wikimedia Commons

Futuro

Surf spot · Brazil

Is it worth the trip?

20Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Sun 8: 3 ft swell at 4 s

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 14 out of 100

Swell
2 ft5 smushy
Energy
27kJ
Wind
E 12 kn
Temp
30°C

Tue 3 · 20 out of 100

Swell
3 ft5 smushy
Energy
35kJ
Wind
E 10 kn
Temp
30°C

Wed 4 · 19 out of 100

Swell
3 ft5 smushy
Energy
40kJ
Wind
ESE 11 kn
Temp
30°C

Thu 5 · 18 out of 100

Swell
3 ft5 smushy
Energy
32kJ
Wind
ESE 11 kn
Temp
31°C

Fri 6 · 21 out of 100

Swell
3 ft5 smushy
Energy
42kJ
Wind
E 10 kn
Temp
30°C

Sat 7 · 17 out of 100

Swell
2 ft5 smushy
Energy
24kJ
Wind
ESE 12 kn
Temp
30°C

Sun 8 · 25 out of 100

Swell
3 ft4 smushy
Energy
26kJ
Wind
E 10 kn
Temp
30°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 116, too small
  2. Mon 214, too small
  3. Tue 320, too small
  4. Wed 419, poor
  5. Thu 518, too small
  6. Fri 621, poor
  7. Sat 717, too small
  8. Sun 825, too small
  9. Mon 917, too small
  10. Tue 1018, too small

The spot in six facts

  • Faces NEtakes swell from the NE
  • Offshore: SWwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 2–8 ftof swell
  • Water 28 °Cno wetsuit
  • Best Mar–Apr2 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Futuro, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov16, too small2 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.)20kJwind from the east, 10 knots30°C
Mon 2Nov14, too small2 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.)27kJwind from the east, 12 knots30°C
Tue 3Nov20, too small3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.)35kJwind from the east, 10 knots30°C
Wed 4Nov19, poor3 ft5 smushy4 ft at break (est.)40kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots30°C
Thu 5Nov18, too small3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.)32kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots31°C
Fri 6Nov21, poor3 ft5 smushy4 ft at break (est.)42kJwind from the east, 10 knots30°C
Sat 7Nov17, too small2 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.)24kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots30°C
Sun 8Nov25, too small3 ft4 smushy3 ft at break (est.)26kJwind from the east, 10 knots30°C
Mon 9Nov17, too small2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.)12kJwind from the east, 8 knots30°C
Tue 10Nov18, too small2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.)14kJwind from the east, 8 knots30°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 03:06 −1.0 mHigh 09:30 +0.7 mLow 15:26 −0.7 mHigh 21:50 +0.9 m
  • Mon 2 NovLow 04:25 −0.9 mHigh 10:51 +0.7 mLow 16:51 −0.7 mHigh 23:11 +0.9 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 05:43 −0.9 mHigh 12:04 +0.8 mLow 18:09 −0.8 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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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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Photos of Futuro

Praia do Futuro, Fortaleza, setembro de 2023 (1)
Photo: Fronteira, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Por do sol na Praia do Futuro, Fortaleza, setembro de 2023
Photo: Fronteira, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Praia do Futuro - CrocoBeach - Fortaleza - panoramio
Photo: Marlon Bianco Matias, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About Futuro

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

The spot faces NE (60°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (240°). 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 moderately: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 39). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 27°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March and April, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Fortaleza, 7.8 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 28°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$918–US$1,760 each

about US$918–US$1,760 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 MDW to FOR, estimated from distance and season, changing at MIA, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$489–US$1,010
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$20–US$33
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$918–US$1,760

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: 3 towns

Closest

Fortaleza

14 min by car · 249 places to stay

about US$67/nightcountry average

See 249 places to stay in Fortaleza · Booking.com

About Fortaleza 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 17h 40m

About 17h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → FOR, changing at Miami International Airport (MIA), then 25 min by road

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

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