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Barrinha in Rio de Janeiro Norte is a fairly exposed beach and reef break that has reliable surf. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the north. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Best around low tide. Sometimes crowded. Beware of rips and pollution.

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Overall Barrinha 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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Use this relief map to navigate to Brazil - Rio de Janeiro Norte surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Barrinha

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Barrinha:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Canal	0 mi
Second closest break	Meio da Praia	1 mi
Third closest break	Praia da Vila	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Saquarema	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Itauna	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Barrinha:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	745 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	2574 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	2669 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	2742 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	3062 mi
Tide stations nearest to Barrinha:
Closest tide station	Cabo Frio, Brazil	29 mi
Second closest tide station	Armacao dos Buzios, Brazil	41 mi
Third closest tide station	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	45 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Itacurussa, Brazil	91 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Angra dos Reis, Brazil	116 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Barrinha:
Closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1725 mi
Second closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	1784 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	1799 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	1802 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	1815 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Barrinha:
Closest city location	Saquarema (Brazil)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Araruama (Brazil)	11 mi
Third closest city location	Rio Bonito (Brazil)	17 mi
Fourth closest city location	Iguaba Grande (Brazil)	18 mi
Fifth closest city location	Tangua (Brazil)	20 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Barrinha is Santos Dumont (Rio De Janeiro) Airport (SDU) in Brazil, 69 km (43 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Barrinha is Galeao Antonio Carlos Jobim (Rio De Janeiro) Airport (GIG), also in Brazil, 78 km (48 miles) away.
• Third is Santa Cruz (Rio De Janeiro) Airport (STU) in Brazil, 126 km (78 miles) away.
• Francisco De Assis (Juiz De Fora) Airport (JDF) in Brazil is 157 km (98 miles) away.
• Bartolomeu Lisandro (Campos) Airport (CAW), also in Brazil is the fifth nearest airport to Barrinha and is 185 km (115 miles) away.