porto alegre
Surf spot · Sao Tome and Principe
Is it worth the trip?
53Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 3 ft swell at 10 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Tue 3 · 51 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 185kJ
- Wind
- SSE 4 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 69 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 204kJ
- Wind
- SSE 3 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 61 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 131kJ
- Wind
- ESE 3 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 36 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 69kJ
- Wind
- SW 3 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 33 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 110kJ
- Wind
- SW 7 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Sun 8 · 49 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 107kJ
- Wind
- S 4 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Mon 9 · 40 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 92kJ
- Wind
- SSE 5 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 237, poor
- Tue 351, fair
- Wed 469, good
- Thu 561, good
- Fri 636, too small
- Sat 733, too small
- Sun 849, fair
- Mon 940, too small
- Tue 1049, fair
- Wed 1125, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–10 ftof swell
- Water 28 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
porto alegre does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 37, poor | 3 ft9 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 130kJ | wind from the south, 8 knots | 27°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 51, fair | 3 ft11 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 185kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 69, good | 3 ft10 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 204kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 61, good | 3 ft8 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 131kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 36, too small | 3 ft8 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 69kJ | wind from the south-west, 3 knots | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 33, too small | 2 ft11 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 110kJ | wind from the south-west, 7 knots | 27°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 49, fair | 3 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 107kJ | wind from the south, 4 knots | 27°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 40, too small | 3 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 92kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots | 27°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 49, fair | 3 ft7 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 56kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots | 26°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 25, too small | 2 ft11 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 68kJ | wind from the south-west, 6 knots | 27°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
- Mon 2 NovLow 03:04 −0.3 mHigh 09:09 +0.3 mLow 15:28 −0.5 mHigh 22:32 +0.5 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:35 −0.3 mHigh 10:40 +0.3 mLow 16:43 −0.5 mHigh 23:39 +0.6 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 05:51 −0.4 mHigh 11:55 +0.4 mLow 17:49 −0.5 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.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About porto alegre
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (143°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (323°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 5). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hard and thick, like a slab. The sea is about 26°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is São Tomé.
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$1,280–US$2,460 each
about US$1,280–US$2,460 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 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to TMS, estimated from distance and season, changing at LIS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$671–US$1,400 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$101–US$174 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$201–US$329 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$221–US$416 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$87–US$141 |
| Total | about US$1,280–US$2,460 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: São Tomé
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About São Tomé its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest beds: São Tomé, 40 km (about 1h 15m by car)
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 22h 50m
About 22h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → TMS, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), then 1h 05m by road
Flights ORD → TMS on your dates · AviasalesAd
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