Rincão
Surf spot · Brazil
Is it worth the trip?
33Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 3 ft swell at 5 s
Mon 2 · 44 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 39kJ
- Wind
- E 3 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Tue 3 · 35 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 shollow
- Energy
- 51kJ
- Wind
- S 7 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Wed 4 · 55 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 60kJ
- Wind
- SSE 6 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Thu 5 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 21kJ
- Wind
- SSW 10 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Fri 6 · 27 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 24kJ
- Wind
- NNE 2 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Sat 7 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft14 shollow
- Energy
- 18kJ
- Wind
- SW 9 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Sun 8 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 367kJ
- Wind
- SSW 18 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 129, poor
- Mon 244, poor
- Tue 335, poor
- Wed 455, fair
- Thu 512, too small
- Fri 627, too small
- Sat 76, too small
- Sun 85, poor
- Mon 931, poor
- Tue 1041, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 21 °C2 mm shorty
- Best Feb, May–Jul2 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
Rincão 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 | 29, poor | 3 ft6 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 80kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots | 21°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 44, poor | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 39kJ | wind from the east, 3 knots | 23°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 35, poor | 3 ft6 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 51kJ | wind from the south, 7 knots | 20°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 55, fair | 3 ft5 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 60kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots | 22°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 12, too small | 2 ft5 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 21kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots | 21°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 27, too small | 3 ft5 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 24kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots | 21°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 6, too small | 1 ft14 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 18kJ | wind from the south-west, 9 knots | 20°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 5, poor | 6 ft8 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 367kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 18 knots | 18°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 31, poor | 4 ft7 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 190kJ | wind from the south, 7 knots | 18°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 41, poor | 3 ft6 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 61kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots | 20°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 01:06 −0.2 mHigh 11:07 +0.3 mLow 20:33 −0.1 mHigh 22:59 −0.1 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 02:30 −0.2 mHigh 11:58 +0.3 mLow 21:05 −0.1 mHigh 23:36 −0.0 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 03:45 −0.2 mHigh 12:42 +0.3 mLow 21:38 −0.0 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
best Feb, May–Jul
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 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 Rincão
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (140°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (320°). 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 12). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 17°C in July, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 25°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually February, May, June and July, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Balneário Rincão, 1.5 km away (about 5 min by car).
Water about 21°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$1,060–US$2,030 each
about US$1,060–US$2,030 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 FLN, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$583–US$1,210 |
| 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$1,060–US$2,030 |
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 · 4 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Balneário Rincão its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Balneário Arroio do Silva on Booking.com
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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 22h 10m
About 22h 10m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → FLN, changing at São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU), then 2h 50m by road
Flights ORD → FLN on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
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