Praia da Vila surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 -03
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Praia da Vila surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Praia da Vila sea temperature is
24.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Praia da Vila today?

The current surf forecast for Praia da Vila at 6PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)--
Afternoon (30 Apr)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (30 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s

Table - waves today at Praia da Vila. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
S
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
579
531
439
356
350
326
314
255
244
204
234
188
184
113
115
94
94
83
145
70
92
222
117
119
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
0
ESE
0
E
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
S
10
SSE
5
E
10
NNE
5
NW
10
WSW
15
W
15
SW
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:54PM1.05m
1:57AM0.95m
2:26PM1.05m
2:17AM0.94m
2:58PM1.04m
2:39AM0.93m
Low Tide
8:05PM0.17m
8:11AM0.09m
8:38PM0.21m
8:42AM0.06m
9:12PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
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6:09
6:09
6:09
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5:24
5:23
5:22
5:22
1
1
2
Temp °C
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
23
23
22
22
24
27
27
25
25
26
24
24
24
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
27
28
27
27
25
25
23
24
26
29
29
28
27
28
25
25
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
Energy kJ
579
531
439
356
350
326
314
255
244
204
234
188
184
113
115
94
94
70
145
70
66
222
117
119
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
77
80
80
78
78
56
56
55
47
45
44
43
43
14
13
42
60
42
42
41
41
41
40
41
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.1
S
14
0.5
SE
5
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.5
S
13
0.3
S
11
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
Energy kJ
8
19
8
7
7
7
7
7
4
5
10
4
13
43
43
7
56
83
30
28
92
21
55
57
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
5
0.3
S
5
0.9
S
4
Energy kJ
13
14
15
15
2
5
29
5
31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
48
20
20
0
0
0
0
11
20
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
20
0
0
0
48
55
48
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio de Janeiro
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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