Praia Brava Surf and Wind Quality by Season (Rio de Janeiro Norte, Brazil)

The charts below show frequency of occurrence of a certain swell or wind in Praia Brava, broken down by both direction and strength (wave height).

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.

Seasonal Praia Brava Swell and Wind Distribution

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This image describes the variation of swells directed at Praia Brava over a normal sout... (show all text)

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This image shows the variation of swells directed at Praia Brava through a typical sout... (show all text)

You can also compare this with Praia Brava swell conditioned on favourable winds.

Also see overall Praia Brava surf quality charts (on the guide page) and Praia Brava surf quality by month.