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Praia da Vila in Rio de Janeiro Norte is an exposed beach break that has consistent surf. Autumn and winter are the best times of year for waves. The best wind direction is from the southeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the southeast. The beach break provides left and right handers. Best around low tide. Sometimes crowded. Watch out for rips and pollution.

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Overall Praia da Vila 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 da Vila

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Praia da Vila:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Barrinha	1 mi
Second closest break	Canal	1 mi
Third closest break	Meio da Praia	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Saquarema	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Itauna	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Praia da Vila:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	745 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	2574 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	2668 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	2742 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	3062 mi
Tide stations nearest to Praia da Vila:
Closest tide station	Cabo Frio, Brazil	29 mi
Second closest tide station	Armacao dos Buzios, Brazil	42 mi
Third closest tide station	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	45 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Itacurussa, Brazil	90 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Angra dos Reis, Brazil	116 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Praia da Vila:
Closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1725 mi
Second closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	1783 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	1799 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	1801 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	1815 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Praia da Vila:
Closest city location	Saquarema (Brazil)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Araruama (Brazil)	11 mi
Third closest city location	Rio Bonito (Brazil)	17 mi
Fourth closest city location	Iguaba Grande (Brazil)	19 mi
Fifth closest city location	Marica (Brazil)	20 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Praia da Vila is Santos Dumont (Rio De Janeiro) Airport (SDU) in Brazil, 68 km (42 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Praia da Vila is Galeao Antonio Carlos Jobim (Rio De Janeiro) Airport (GIG), also in Brazil, 77 km (48 miles) away.
• Third is Santa Cruz (Rio De Janeiro) Airport (STU) in Brazil, 125 km (78 miles) away.
• Francisco De Assis (Juiz De Fora) Airport (JDF) in Brazil is 156 km (97 miles) away.
• Bartolomeu Lisandro (Campos) Airport (CAW), also in Brazil is the fifth nearest airport to Praia da Vila and is 185 km (115 miles) away.