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Praia do Forte in Rio de Janeiro Norte is a fairly exposed beach break that has inconsistent surf. Summer in particular tends to be flat. The best wind direction is from the northwest. Surfable in an onshore breeze Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the east. The beach break offers mainly left hand waves. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Often Crowded. Rocks are a hazard.

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Overall Praia do Forte 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 do Forte

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Praia do Forte:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Praia Brava	1 mi
Second closest break	Praia das Conchas	2 mi
Third closest break	Praia das Dunas	3 mi
Fourth closest break	Praia do Pero	5 mi
Fifth closest break	Ilha Do Pontal	6 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Praia do Forte:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	766 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	2574 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	2674 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	2751 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	3075 mi
Tide stations nearest to Praia do Forte:
Closest tide station	Cabo Frio, Brazil	8 mi
Second closest tide station	Armacao dos Buzios, Brazil	12 mi
Third closest tide station	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	76 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Itacurussa, Brazil	122 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Angra dos Reis, Brazil	147 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Praia do Forte:
Closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1755 mi
Second closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	1812 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	1828 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	1831 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	1844 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Praia do Forte:
Closest city location	Cabo Frio (Brazil)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Arraial do Cabo (Brazil)	6 mi
Third closest city location	Sao Pedro da Aldeia (Brazil)	7 mi
Fourth closest city location	Armacao de Buzios (Brazil)	12 mi
Fifth closest city location	Iguaba Grande (Brazil)	15 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Praia do Forte is Santos Dumont (Rio De Janeiro) Airport (SDU) in Brazil, 119 km (74 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Praia do Forte is Galeao Antonio Carlos Jobim (Rio De Janeiro) Airport (GIG), also in Brazil, 127 km (79 miles) away.
• Third is Bartolomeu Lisandro (Campos) Airport (CAW) in Brazil, 151 km (94 miles) away.
• Santa Cruz (Rio De Janeiro) Airport (STU) in Brazil is 176 km (109 miles) away.
• Francisco De Assis (Juiz De Fora) Airport (JDF), also in Brazil is the fifth nearest airport to Praia do Forte and is 188 km (117 miles) away.