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diego silva - alfabarrels, Barra da Tijuca

8:35 am 27 Apr 2011

leandro santos - alfabarrels, Barra da Tijuca

8:54 am 26 Apr 2011

Itacoatiara ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.5
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 3.5
Wind and kite surfing: 2.0
Crowds: 2.0

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Itacoatiara Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Brazil – Rio de Janeiro)

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Name: Itacoatiara
Type: beach reef and point
Reliability: consistent
Best Swell: SW Offshore Wind: N

Itacoatiara in Rio de Janeiro is an exposed beach reef and point break that has dependable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the north with some shelter here from east winds. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. The left reef break is best, but there is a right reef too.. It's often crowded here. Hazards include crowds, rips.

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Overall Itacoatiara 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 Itacoatiara:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Piratininga 2 mi
Second closest break Camboinhas 3 mi
Third closest break Itaipu 3 mi
Fourth closest break Itapuca 4 mi
Fifth closest break Lage 4 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Itacoatiara:

Closest wave buoy Brazil Buoy 722 mi
Second closest wave buoy Middle Atlantic Buoy 2572 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 3045 mi

Tide stations nearest to Itacoatiara:

Closest tide station Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 9 mi
Second closest tide station Itacurussa, Brazil 53 mi
Third closest tide station Cabo Frio, Brazil 66 mi
Fourth closest tide station Armacao dos Buzios, Brazil 78 mi
Fifth closest tide station Angra dos Reis, Brazil 79 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Itacoatiara:

Closest ski area Chacaltaya (Bolivia) 1689 mi
Second closest ski area Vallecitos (Argentina) 1750 mi
Third closest ski area Los Penitentes (Argentina) 1766 mi
Fourth closest ski area Los Puquios (Argentina) 1768 mi
Fifth closest ski area Portillo (Chile) 1782 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Itacoatiara:

Closest city location Niteroi (Brazil) 4 mi
Second closest city location Santos Dumont Airport (Brazil) 6 mi
Third closest city location Sao Goncalo (Brazil) 10 mi
Fourth closest city location Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) 14 mi
Fifth closest city location Marica (Brazil) 17 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Itacoatiara is Santos Dumont (Rio De Janeiro) Airport (SDU) in Brazil, 10 km (6 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Itacoatiara is Galeao Antonio Carlos Jobim (Rio De Janeiro) Airport (GIG), also in Brazil, 23 km (14 miles) away.
  • Third is Santa Cruz (Rio De Janeiro) Airport (STU) in Brazil, 65 km (40 miles) away.
  • Francisco De Assis (Juiz De Fora) Airport (JDF) in Brazil is 133 km (83 miles) away.
  • Bartolomeu Lisandro (Campos) Airport (CAW), also in Brazil is the fifth nearest airport to Itacoatiara and is 230 km (143 miles) away.
Itacoatiara break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Itacoatiara, Brazil - Rio de Janeiro. Use the tab navigation above to view Itacoatiara sea temperature, Itacoatiara photographs, Itacoatiara detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Itacoatiara webcams, current wind from Brazil - Rio de Janeiro live weather stations and Itacoatiara 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. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Itacoatiara.