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Praia da Macumba Surf Forecast
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Praia da Macumba surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Praia da Macumba surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Praia da Macumba sea temperature is
25.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Praia da Macumba today?
The current surf forecast for Praia da Macumba at 4AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Praia da Macumba. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | |
1452 | 1279 | 1121 | 890 | 768 | 658 | 559 | 438 | 422 | 356 | 350 | 326 | 308 | 244 | 239 | 194 | 188 | 148 | 110 | 110 | 88 | 90 | 71 | 81 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 1:38AM0.92m | 1:53PM1.02m | 1:56AM0.92m | 2:24PM1.03m | 2:15AM0.91m | 2:54PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34PM0.15m | 7:40AM0.15m | 8:06PM0.18m | 8:09AM0.09m | 8:38PM0.21m | 8:39AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 31 |
29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | E 9 |
 kJ | 1452 | 1279 | 1121 | 890 | 768 | 658 | 559 | 438 | 422 | 356 | 350 | 326 | 308 | 244 | 239 | 194 | 188 | 148 | 110 | 110 | 88 | 90 | 71 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 107 | 124 | 113 | 113 | 72 | 131 | 102 | 106 | 110 | 110 | 106 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 74 | 71 | 68 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 43 | 61 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | S 10 |
| kJ | 24 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 7 | — | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 80 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 127 | 80 | 80 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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