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Porto de Galinhas, Brazil

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Beginner → IntermediateBeach & Reef breaks
Porto de Galinhas, Brazil

Beginner–intermediate beach and reef breaks, boardshorts water year-round, growing nomad scene.

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Data updated

At a glance

Peak seasonMar–May72% surfable at peak
SuitsBeg → Int4 known spots
Boardlongboard · bothbeach, reef
Water26.7–29.9°CBoardshorts most of the year
Internet242 Mbpsmedian download · Ookla
Cost / mo$1,260+all-in, estimated

Where you'll surf — and work, eat, train

4 spots within 25 km · 4 with own season data

spot in season nowout of seasonno dot — no per-spot season data

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Spot details

  • Praia de Maracaipebeach0.3 km
  • Atahallen école surf0.6 km
  • Serrambireef4.9 km
  • Praia do Cupebeach5.6 km

1 coworking · 3 cafés · 3 gymsPowered by Google — ratings and maps are live from Google Maps. SurfBase doesn't edit or rank the reviews.

All places (7)
Coworking1 listed
  • Beach Life Porto de Galinhaswork-friendly — not a dedicated coworking spaceView on Google
Cafés3 listed
Gyms3 listed

The surf year

Best window Mar–May · 3 months above 60% surfable days, averaging 68%
Surfable days by month · intermediateBest window Mar–May · % of days with rideable surf, ERA5 2015–2024
72peak · Apr
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Swell
midmidmidmidmidmidmidmidmidmidmidmid
Wind ok
25%41%52%56%40%22%10%8%8%7%6%13%
Water
29°30°30°30°29°28°27°27°27°27°28°29°
Barsless surfablemore
WaterBoardshorts24°+
How we compute this
Computed from hourly ERA5 / ERA5-Ocean reanalysis (2015–2024): swell reaching this coast × wind quality × size for the chosen level, over daylight hours. Sea temperature 2023–2025.model v3 · computed 2026-09-22 · no forecast — a historical climatologyFull methodology
Surfable days by level, month by month
Share of surfable days per month, per level — percent
LevelJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Beginner35%46%66%73%65%43%30%24%19%16%18%20%
Intermediate35%44%64%72%69%52%34%28%21%16%18%21%
Advanced4%5%20%24%41%40%33%24%14%9%6%7%

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Working from here

median 242 Mbps · no known coworking · from $770 a month · lively scene
Internet speedmedian download · Ookla242 Mbps
Coworking spacesknown in OpenStreetMap0
Quiet ↔ Party73 / 100
Rent rangework-ready studio, monthly · USD$770–$1,460
Month all-inrent + living, modeled · USD≈ $1,260–$2,120
Estimated — modeled, not sourced

Find a place to stay

Monthly-stay searches for Porto de Galinhas.
AgodaPrices 1–3 month staysBooking.comMonthly stays, map viewAirbnbMonthly stays, map view

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Getting there

Nearest airportRecife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport
CodeREC
Distance45 km

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Sources & confidence

AI-seeded · not yet human-checkedSee the full methodology for how every figure is computed.Town references: osm · openwateratlas · wikidata · open-meteo · osm-coworking · ourairports · ookla · google-places · open-meteo-skill · osm-poi · ookla-wifi · wb-price-level
Updated 2026-09-22Suggest a correction