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Praia Brava in Rio de Janeiro Norte is a fairly exposed beach/jetty break that has reasonably consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds blow from the northwest. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the east. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Sometimes crowded. The crowds in the water make a gath helmet a good idea.

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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	Praia de Tucuns	1 mi
Second closest break	Caravelas	2 mi
Third closest break	Geriba	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Praia do Pero	3 mi
Fifth closest break	Praia Brava	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Praia Brava:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	773 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	2570 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	2671 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	2748 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	3073 mi
Tide stations nearest to Praia Brava:
Closest tide station	Armacao dos Buzios, Brazil	6 mi
Second closest tide station	Cabo Frio, Brazil	15 mi
Third closest tide station	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	81 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Itacurussa, Brazil	127 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Angra dos Reis, Brazil	153 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Praia Brava:
Closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1759 mi
Second closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	1819 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	1835 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	1837 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	1851 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Praia Brava:
Closest city location	Armacao de Buzios (Brazil)	6 mi
Second closest city location	Cabo Frio (Brazil)	7 mi
Third closest city location	Sao Pedro da Aldeia (Brazil)	11 mi
Fourth closest city location	Arraial do Cabo (Brazil)	12 mi
Fifth closest city location	Iguaba Grande (Brazil)	19 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Praia Brava is Santos Dumont (Rio De Janeiro) Airport (SDU) in Brazil, 127 km (79 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Praia Brava is Galeao Antonio Carlos Jobim (Rio De Janeiro) Airport (GIG), also in Brazil, 135 km (84 miles) away.
• Third is Bartolomeu Lisandro (Campos) Airport (CAW) in Brazil, 140 km (87 miles) away.
• Santa Cruz (Rio De Janeiro) Airport (STU) in Brazil is 184 km (114 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.