Backdoor surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Saturday 02 Aug 2025 -03
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Backdoor surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Backdoor sea temperature is
21.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Backdoor today?

The current surf forecast for Backdoor at 6AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

Table - waves today at Backdoor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Saturday
02
Sunday
03
Monday
04
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)1111111111101010101010101095677777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)58358350443340745230524918715119716612614317722320614522411183158171157
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
ENE
30
E
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
ENE
15
ESE
15
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:54AM
0.73
8:11PM
0.68
11:24AM
0.78
10:49PM
0.68
12:25PM
0.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:23AM
0.36
3:14PM
0.47
3:39AM
0.33
4:38PM
0.47
4:52AM
0.28
5:48PM
0.43
Saturday
02
Sunday
03
Monday
04
Sunrise---6:22-------6:22-------6:22----
Sunset-----5:28-------5:29-------5:29--
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171717192323211918181820262722201919192127272523
Feels °C (?)141414162119181514151518232218171617171927252320
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Rio de Janeiro

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Backdoor (calm at Nova Friburgo (86889 -0) 71 km from Backdoor). 1.5m 11s groundswell from the SSE to make surfable waves.

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