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Wave Buoys added.Wavebuoy data has been added to the site. Using the menus, live wave observations can be displayed on the animated surf maps. Click on the symbols to visit pages for each wavebuoy to see the detailed recent history of observations as well as a summary of observations over the past 5 days. The nearest 5 wave buoys are also listed on the description page for each surf report. Here are links to all buoy pages

Arpoador, Brazil, Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Arpoador in Rio de Janeiro is a fairly exposed beach break that has consistent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the north northeast. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the best swell direction is from the southeast. The beach break offers mainly left hand waves. Good surf at all stages of the tide. A popular wave that can get growded. Take care of locals and pollution.
Arpoador break location map and break info

This is the surf forecast page for Arpoador, Rio de Janeiro. Use the tab navigation above to view Arpoador sea temperature, Arpoador photographs, Arpoador detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Arpoador webcams, current wind from Rio de Janeiro live weather stations and Arpoador tide predictions. The Brazil swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Brazil and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Brazil wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Our wavefinder tool will be available soon to help you locate the best surf conditions in the area around Arpoador. In the meantime, check out the forecasts for other Rio de Janeiro surf breaks near to Arpoador to make the most of forecast wind and wave directions.

Arpoador Location Map

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Use this relief map to navigate to Rio de Janeiro surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Arpoador

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Arpoador:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Pepino 4 mi
Second closest break Lage 7 mi
Third closest break Segundinha 7 mi
Fourth closest break Barra da Tijuca 7 mi
Fifth closest break Itapuca 7 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Arpoador:

Closest wave buoy Brazil Buoy 717 mi
Second closest wave buoy Middle Atlantic Buoy 2574 mi
Third closest wave buoy West Atlantic Buoy 2659 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy East of Martinique Buoy 2730 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Eastern Caribbean Buoy 3043 mi

Tide stations nearest to Arpoador:

Closest tide station Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6 mi
Second closest tide station Itacurussa, Brazil 46 mi
Third closest tide station Angra dos Reis, Brazil 71 mi
Fourth closest tide station Cabo Frio, Brazil 73 mi
Fifth closest tide station Armacao dos Buzios, Brazil 86 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Arpoador:

Closest ski area Chacaltaya (Bolivia) 1683 mi
Second closest ski area Vallecitos (Argentina) 1744 mi
Third closest ski area Los Penitentes (Argentina) 1759 mi
Fourth closest ski area Los Puquios (Argentina) 1762 mi
Fifth closest ski area Portillo (Chile) 1776 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Arpoador:

Closest city location Santos - Dumont (Brazil) 6 mi
Second closest city location Niterói or Niteroi (Brazil) 9 mi
Third closest city location Rio De Janeiro (Brazil) 9 mi
Fourth closest city location Sao Goncalo (Brazil) 15 mi
Fifth closest city location Sao Joao De Meriti (Brazil) 17 mi