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Praia Brava, Brazil, Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Praia Brava in Rio de Janeiro Norte is a sheltered beach break that has quite reliable surf. Autumn and winter are the optimum times of year for waves. Offshore winds blow from the east northeast. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the south. The beach breaks favour lefts. Best around low tide. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. It can even get crowded enough to be dangerous.
Praia Brava break location map and break info

This is the surf forecast page for Praia Brava, Rio de Janeiro Norte. Use the tab navigation above to view Praia Brava sea temperature, Praia Brava photographs, Praia Brava detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Praia Brava webcams, current wind from Rio de Janeiro Norte live weather stations and Praia Brava tide predictions. The Brazil swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Brazil and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Brazil wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Our wavefinder tool will be available soon to help you locate the best surf conditions in the area around Praia Brava. In the meantime, check out the forecasts for other Rio de Janeiro Norte surf breaks near to Praia Brava to make the most of forecast wind and wave directions.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Praia Brava:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Praia Grande 2 mi
Second closest break Praia das Dunas 4 mi
Third closest break Praia do Forte 7 mi
Fourth closest break Praia Brava 8 mi
Fifth closest break Figuera 9 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to Praia Brava:

Closest ski area Chacaltaya (Bolivia) 1757 mi
Second closest ski area Vallecitos (Argentina) 1810 mi
Third closest ski area Los Penitentes (Argentina) 1825 mi
Fourth closest ski area Los Puquios (Argentina) 1828 mi
Fifth closest ski area Portillo (Chile) 1840 mi

Tide stations nearest to Praia Brava:

Closest tide station Cabo Frio, Brazil 2 mi
Second closest tide station Armacao dos Buzios, Brazil 19 mi
Third closest tide station Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 75 mi
Fourth closest tide station Itacurussa, Brazil 121 mi
Fifth closest tide station Angra dos Reis, Brazil 146 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Praia Brava:

Closest city location Macae (Brazil) 44 mi
Second closest city location Itaboraí or Itaborai (Brazil) 57 mi
Third closest city location Nova Friburgo (Brazil) 60 mi
Fourth closest city location Magé or Mage (Brazil) 67 mi
Fifth closest city location Sao Goncalo (Brazil) 67 mi