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Praia do Sonho
Surf spot · Brazil
Is it worth the trip?
38Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: 4 ft swell at 5 s
Mon 2 · 62 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 67kJ
- Wind
- S 5 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Tue 3 · 56 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 shollow
- Energy
- 61kJ
- Wind
- SSE 3 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Wed 4 · 27 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 shollow
- Energy
- 44kJ
- Wind
- SE 5 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Thu 5 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft3 smushy
- Energy
- 9kJ
- Wind
- SE 5 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 37 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 25kJ
- Wind
- WSW 2 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Sat 7 · 17 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 12kJ
- Wind
- W 4 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 426kJ
- Wind
- SSW 13 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 126, too small
- Mon 262, good
- Tue 356, fair
- Wed 427, too small
- Thu 512, too small
- Fri 637, too small
- Sat 717, too small
- Sun 80, too big
- Mon 937, poor
- Tue 1069, good
The spot in five facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 24 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 26, too small | 2 ft7 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 39kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot | 24°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 62, good | 4 ft5 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 67kJ | wind from the south, 5 knots | 24°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 56, fair | 3 ft6 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 61kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots | 26°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 27, too small | 3 ft6 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 44kJ | wind from the south-east, 5 knots | 24°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 12, too small | 2 ft3 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 9kJ | wind from the south-east, 5 knots | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 37, too small | 3 ft5 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 25kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots | 25°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 17, too small | 2 ft5 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 12kJ | wind from the west, 4 knots | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft7 smushy8 ft at break (est.) | 426kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 13 knots | 22°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 37, poor | 6 ft7 shollow7 ft at break (est.) | 286kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots | 23°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 69, good | 4 ft7 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 129kJ | wind from the east, 2 knots | 23°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 00:37 −0.3 mHigh 09:31 +0.3 mLow 18:02 +0.1 mHigh 19:35 +0.1 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 03:11 −0.3 mHigh 11:06 +0.3 mLow 17:47 +0.0 mHigh 22:04 +0.2 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:54 −0.4 mHigh 11:51 +0.4 mLow 17:58 −0.1 mHigh 23:07 +0.3 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).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug3of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Praia do Sonho
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (151°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (331°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 11). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 20°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Itanhaém, 1.6 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.
Water about 24°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$1,040–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: 3 towns
3 min by car · 31 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Itanhaém its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Mongaguá on Booking.com
37 min by car · 18 places to stay
- Beds in Peruíbe on Booking.com
43 min by car · 56 places to stay
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 15m
About 17h 15m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → GRU, direct, then 1h 55m by road
Flights ORD → GRU on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
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