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Praia Brava in Rio de Janeiro Norte is an exposed beach break that has consistent surf. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the south. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the east. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's often crowded here. Dangerous rips are a hazard of surfing here.

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Overall Praia Brava 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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Also see Praia Brava surf quality by season and Praia Brava surf quality by month.

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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 Praia Brava

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Praia Brava:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Laje Rasa	1 mi
Second closest break	Geriba	2 mi
Third closest break	Praia de Tucuns	4 mi
Fourth closest break	Praia Brava	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Caravelas	6 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Praia Brava:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	778 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	2567 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	2669 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	2746 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	3071 mi
Tide stations nearest to Praia Brava:
Closest tide station	Armacao dos Buzios, Brazil	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Cabo Frio, Brazil	19 mi
Third closest tide station	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	85 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Itacurussa, Brazil	131 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Angra dos Reis, Brazil	156 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Praia Brava:
Closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1762 mi
Second closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	1823 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	1839 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	1842 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	1855 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Praia Brava:
Closest city location	Armacao de Buzios (Brazil)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Cabo Frio (Brazil)	12 mi
Third closest city location	Sao Pedro da Aldeia (Brazil)	15 mi
Fourth closest city location	Arraial do Cabo (Brazil)	17 mi
Fifth closest city location	Rio das Ostras (Brazil)	17 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Praia Brava is Bartolomeu Lisandro (Campos) Airport (CAW) in Brazil, 133 km (83 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Praia Brava is Santos Dumont (Rio De Janeiro) Airport (SDU), also in Brazil, 133 km (83 miles) away.
• Third is Galeao Antonio Carlos Jobim (Rio De Janeiro) Airport (GIG) in Brazil, 140 km (87 miles) away.
• Santa Cruz (Rio De Janeiro) Airport (STU) in Brazil is 189 km (117 miles) away.
• Francisco De Assis (Juiz De Fora) Airport (JDF), also in Brazil is the fifth nearest airport to Praia Brava and is 190 km (118 miles) away.