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Praia da Vila surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Monday 16 Mar 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
26.6° 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 3PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am March 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (16 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (16 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)101010111010101010101010101010101010101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)250281186214169237180183204223232240227281232286281214210210205212197193
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
10
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:20PM
1.00
2:14AM
1.08
1:49PM
1.07
2:39AM
1.09
2:18PM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:21AM
0.28
7:33PM
-0.02
7:55AM
0.23
8:12PM
-0.07
8:29AM
0.18
8:50PM
-0.07
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
Sunrise5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------
Sunset----6:05-------6:04-------6:02---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212427262523222221232625242323222123252524242323
Feels °C (?)222628262624232423252725242425242224262625262525
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