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Naufragados

Surf spot · Brazil

Is it worth the trip?

37Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Sat 7: 4 ft swell at 5 s

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 28 out of 100

Swell
3 ft6 smushy
Energy
60kJ
Wind
SSE 7 kn
Temp
23°C

Wed 4 · 42 out of 100

Swell
3 ft6 shollow
Energy
44kJ
Wind
N 7 kn
Temp
23°C

Thu 5 · 6 out of 100

Swell
2 ft5 shollow
Energy
22kJ
Wind
SSE 7 kn
Temp
24°C

Fri 6 · 39 out of 100

Swell
3 ft6 smushy
Energy
63kJ
Wind
NNE 5 kn
Temp
22°C

Sat 7 · 46 out of 100

Swell
4 ft5 smushy
Energy
51kJ
Wind
SSE 5 kn
Temp
24°C

Sun 8 · 16 out of 100

Swell
3 ft8 smushy
Energy
95kJ
Wind
SSW 13 kn
Temp
20°C

Mon 9 · 41 out of 100

Swell
4 ft8 shollow
Energy
204kJ
Wind
SSE 8 kn
Temp
18°C

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

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 315, too small
  2. Wed 436, too small
  3. Thu 58, too small
  4. Fri 645, fair
  5. Sat 721, poor
  6. Sun 817, too small
  7. Mon 952, fair
  8. Tue 1048, fair
  9. Wed 1124, too small

The spot in six facts

  • Faces Stakes swell from the S
  • Offshore: Nwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 3–13 ftof swell
  • Water 22 °C2 mm shorty
  • Best May, Aug3 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Naufragados, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Tue 3Nov15, too small3 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.)60kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots23°C
Wed 4Nov36, too small3 ft6 shollow2 ft at break (est.)44kJwind from the north, 7 knots, offshore23°C
Thu 5Nov8, too small2 ft5 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.)22kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots24°C
Fri 6Nov45, fair3 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.)63kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots22°C
Sat 7Nov21, poor4 ft5 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.)51kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots24°C
Sun 8Nov17, too small3 ft8 smushy4 ft at break (est.)95kJwind from the south-south-west, 13 knots20°C
Mon 9Nov52, fair4 ft8 shollow6 ft at break (est.)204kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots18°C
Tue 10Nov48, fair3 ft7 shollow4 ft at break (est.)87kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, offshore20°C
Wed 11Nov24, too small2 ft7 shollow3 ft at break (est.)31kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore22°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

  • Tue 3 NovLow 04:09 −0.3 mHigh 12:32 +0.3 mLow 17:21 +0.0 mHigh 23:07 +0.1 m
  • Wed 4 NovLow 05:06 −0.3 mHigh 13:02 +0.2 mLow 17:37 −0.0 mHigh 23:21 +0.1 m
  • Thu 5 NovLow 05:51 −0.3 mHigh 13:17 +0.1 mLow 17:57 −0.1 mHigh 23:39 +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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the spot, its town, photos

Each place wears its best day on these dates, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of Naufragados

A caminho da Praia dos Naufragados
Photo: Andreia Reis from São Paulo, Brasil, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Praia dos Naufragados
Photo: Andreia Reis from São Paulo, Brasil, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Surfer de Naufragados
Photo: Papa Pic from Eldorado, Argentina, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

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About Naufragados

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

The spot faces S (162°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (342°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–13 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 17°C in August, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 26°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually May and August, with about 3 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Paulo Lopes. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 22°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$1,030–US$1,990 each

about US$1,030–US$1,990 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to FLN, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$584–US$1,210
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$40–US$74
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$1,030–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: 3 towns

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Paulo Lopes

about 30 min by car · 1 place to stay

about US$67/nightcountry average

See 1 place to stay in Paulo Lopes · Booking.com

About Paulo Lopes its beds, food and every spot near it

Nearest beds: Paulo Lopes, 17 km (about 30 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 20h

About 20h door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → FLN, changing at São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU), then 40 min by road

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

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