Barre de Marica Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Barre de Marica in Rio de Janeiro is an exposed river break that has inconsistent surf. Summer in particular tends to be flat. The best wind direction is from the north northeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. The river break offers both left and right hand waves. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Hazards include rips and isolation.

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Overall Barre de Marica Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Barre de Marica:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Bambul	3 mi
Second closest break	Ponta Negra (Quebra Mar)	4 mi
Third closest break	Canto de Jacone	6 mi
Fourth closest break	Itaipuacu	6 mi
Fifth closest break	Jacone	7 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Barre de Marica:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	733 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	2574 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	2666 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	2738 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	3055 mi
Tide stations nearest to Barre de Marica:
Closest tide station	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	28 mi
Second closest tide station	Cabo Frio, Brazil	45 mi
Third closest tide station	Armacao dos Buzios, Brazil	58 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Itacurussa, Brazil	73 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Angra dos Reis, Brazil	99 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Barre de Marica:
Closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1709 mi
Second closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	1768 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	1783 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	1786 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	1799 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Barre de Marica:
Closest city location	Marica (Brazil)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Itaborai (Brazil)	16 mi
Third closest city location	Saquarema (Brazil)	16 mi
Fourth closest city location	Tangua (Brazil)	16 mi
Fifth closest city location	Rio Bonito (Brazil)	20 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Barre de Marica is Santos Dumont (Rio De Janeiro) Airport (SDU) in Brazil, 41 km (25 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Barre de Marica is Galeao Antonio Carlos Jobim (Rio De Janeiro) Airport (GIG), also in Brazil, 52 km (32 miles) away.
• Third is Santa Cruz (Rio De Janeiro) Airport (STU) in Brazil, 98 km (61 miles) away.
• Francisco De Assis (Juiz De Fora) Airport (JDF) in Brazil is 145 km (90 miles) away.
• Bartolomeu Lisandro (Campos) Airport (CAW), also in Brazil is the fifth nearest airport to Barre de Marica and is 206 km (128 miles) away.