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Praia Brava in Rio de Janeiro Norte is a fairly exposed beach break that has quite consistent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds blow from the northwest. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the best swell direction is from the east. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded It can even get crowded enough to be dangerous.

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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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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	Praia das Conchas	1 mi
Second closest break	Praia do Forte	1 mi
Third closest break	Praia do Pero	4 mi
Fourth closest break	Caravelas	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Praia das Dunas	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Praia Brava:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	768 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	2574 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	2674 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	2750 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	3075 mi
Tide stations nearest to Praia Brava:
Closest tide station	Cabo Frio, Brazil	9 mi
Second closest tide station	Armacao dos Buzios, Brazil	11 mi
Third closest tide station	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	77 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Itacurussa, Brazil	123 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Angra dos Reis, Brazil	149 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Praia Brava:
Closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1756 mi
Second closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	1814 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	1829 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	1832 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	1846 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Praia Brava:
Closest city location	Cabo Frio (Brazil)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Arraial do Cabo (Brazil)	7 mi
Third closest city location	Sao Pedro da Aldeia (Brazil)	7 mi
Fourth closest city location	Armacao de Buzios (Brazil)	11 mi
Fifth closest city location	Iguaba Grande (Brazil)	16 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Praia Brava is Santos Dumont (Rio De Janeiro) Airport (SDU) in Brazil, 120 km (75 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Praia Brava is Galeao Antonio Carlos Jobim (Rio De Janeiro) Airport (GIG), also in Brazil, 129 km (80 miles) away.
• Third is Bartolomeu Lisandro (Campos) Airport (CAW) in Brazil, 149 km (93 miles) away.
• Santa Cruz (Rio De Janeiro) Airport (STU) in Brazil is 177 km (110 miles) away.
• Francisco De Assis (Juiz De Fora) Airport (JDF), also in Brazil is the fifth nearest airport to Praia Brava and is 188 km (117 miles) away.