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Praia de Tucuns in Rio de Janeiro Norte is an exposed beach break that has consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds are from the north northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the east. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Best around high tide. When it's working here, it can get crowded. It can even get crowded enough to be dangerous.

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Overall Praia de Tucuns 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 de Tucuns

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Praia de Tucuns:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Geriba	1 mi
Second closest break	Praia Brava	1 mi
Third closest break	Caravelas	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Praia Brava	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Praia do Pero	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Praia de Tucuns:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	774 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	2568 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	2669 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	2746 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	3071 mi
Tide stations nearest to Praia de Tucuns:
Closest tide station	Armacao dos Buzios, Brazil	4 mi
Second closest tide station	Cabo Frio, Brazil	16 mi
Third closest tide station	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	81 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Itacurussa, Brazil	127 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Angra dos Reis, Brazil	153 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Praia de Tucuns:
Closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1759 mi
Second closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	1820 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	1835 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	1838 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	1851 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Praia de Tucuns:
Closest city location	Armacao de Buzios (Brazil)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Cabo Frio (Brazil)	8 mi
Third closest city location	Sao Pedro da Aldeia (Brazil)	12 mi
Fourth closest city location	Arraial do Cabo (Brazil)	14 mi
Fifth closest city location	Rio das Ostras (Brazil)	19 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Praia de Tucuns is Santos Dumont (Rio De Janeiro) Airport (SDU) in Brazil, 127 km (79 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Praia de Tucuns is Galeao Antonio Carlos Jobim (Rio De Janeiro) Airport (GIG), also in Brazil, 135 km (84 miles) away.
• Third is Bartolomeu Lisandro (Campos) Airport (CAW) in Brazil, 138 km (86 miles) away.
• Santa Cruz (Rio De Janeiro) Airport (STU) in Brazil is 184 km (114 miles) away.
• Francisco De Assis (Juiz De Fora) Airport (JDF), also in Brazil is the fifth nearest airport to Praia de Tucuns and is 187 km (116 miles) away.