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Vermelha do Norte

Surf spot · Brazil

Is it worth the trip?

43Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Mon 2: 3 ft swell at 5 s

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 65 out of 100

Swell
3 ft5 smushy
Energy
53kJ
Wind
SSE 4 kn
Temp
24°C

Tue 3 · 53 out of 100

Swell
3 ft6 shollow
Energy
45kJ
Wind
SE 4 kn
Temp
25°C

Wed 4 · 25 out of 100

Swell
2 ft5 shollow
Energy
22kJ
Wind
SE 5 kn
Temp
25°C

Thu 5 · 8 out of 100

Swell
1 ft5 shollow
Energy
9kJ
Wind
S 7 kn
Temp
27°C

Fri 6 · 21 out of 100

Swell
2 ft4 shollow
Energy
8kJ
Wind
SE 3 kn
Temp
24°C

Sat 7 · 10 out of 100

Swell
2 ft3 smushy
Energy
5kJ
Wind
SE 8 kn
Temp
24°C

Sun 8 · 62 out of 100

Swell
4 ft6 smushy
Energy
134kJ
Wind
SSW 9 kn
Temp
22°C

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 135, too small
  2. Mon 265, good
  3. Tue 353, fair
  4. Wed 425, too small
  5. Thu 58, too small
  6. Fri 621, too small
  7. Sat 710, too small
  8. Sun 862, good
  9. Mon 972, good
  10. Tue 1067, good

The spot in five facts

  • Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
  • Offshore: NWwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 3–11 ftof swell
  • Water 23 °C2 mm shorty

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Vermelha do Norte, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov35, too small2 ft4 smushy3 ft at break (est.)18kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots23°C
Mon 2Nov65, good3 ft5 smushy4 ft at break (est.)53kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots24°C
Tue 3Nov53, fair3 ft6 shollow3 ft at break (est.)45kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots25°C
Wed 4Nov25, too small2 ft5 shollow3 ft at break (est.)22kJwind from the south-east, 5 knots25°C
Thu 5Nov8, too small1 ft5 shollow2 ft at break (est.)9kJwind from the south, 7 knots27°C
Fri 6Nov21, too small2 ft4 shollow2 ft at break (est.)8kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots24°C
Sat 7Nov10, too small2 ft3 smushy2 ft at break (est.)5kJwind from the south-east, 8 knots24°C
Sun 8Nov62, good4 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.)134kJwind from the south-south-west, 9 knots22°C
Mon 9Nov72, good4 ft8 shollow5 ft at break (est.)211kJwind from the south, 2 knots21°C
Tue 10Nov67, good3 ft7 shollow4 ft at break (est.)106kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots21°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 01:34 −0.4 mHigh 10:39 +0.3 mLow 14:44 +0.0 mHigh 17:56 +0.1 m
  • Mon 2 NovLow 02:59 −0.3 mHigh 11:39 +0.3 mLow 15:59 +0.0 mHigh 19:33 +0.1 mLow 21:19 +0.1 mHigh 22:46 +0.1 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 04:14 −0.4 mHigh 12:22 +0.3 mLow 16:54 −0.1 mHigh 23:40 +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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Photos of Vermelha do Norte

PRAIA VERMELHA DO NORTE BOA PARA SURF - panoramio
Photo: ROBINSONROY, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Praia vermelha do norte - panoramio
Photo: enioprado, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

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About Vermelha do Norte

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

The spot faces SE (130°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (310°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 15). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 22°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Ubatuba, 5.2 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots.

Water about 23°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$1,040–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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to GRU, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$563–US$1,170
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$67–US$114
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$1,040–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: 2 towns

Closest

Ubatuba

9 min by car · 122 places to stay

about US$67/nightcountry average

See 122 places to stay in Ubatuba · Booking.com

About Ubatuba 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 18h 10m

About 18h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → GRU, direct, then 2h 50m by road

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

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