Caravelas Surf Forecast

/ Rio de Janeiro (47 surf breaks) /

Brazil (447 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (22.82° S 41.96° W)

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Caravelas surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Wednesday 20 Aug 2025 -03

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Caravelas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Caravelas sea temperature is 21.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Caravelas today?

The current surf forecast for Caravelas at 1PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Aug)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Afternoon (20 Aug)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (20 Aug)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

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

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	Wednesday 20						Thursday 21								Friday 22								Sat 23
	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	S	S	SSE	SSE	ENE	SSE	SSE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Period(s) (?)	11	10	10	10	6	10	10	6	6	6	6	6	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	229	216	171	138	464	105	100	295	306	299	283	347	541	334	244	269	262	268	275	461	403	318	299	361
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)				2:50PM 1.02				12:35AM 0.89				2:54PM 1.06				1:23AM 1.01					3:02PM 1.09			2:12AM 1.12
Low Tide / height (m)		6:21AM -0.00				7:15PM 0.37				7:12AM -0.09				7:50PM 0.32				7:54AM -0.14				8:18PM 0.28

	Wednesday 20						Thursday 21								Friday 22								Sat 23
Sunrise	-	6:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	5:32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:34	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	19	22	22	21	20	19	19	18	20	24	24	21	20	20	20	19	20	23	23	21	20	20	20
Feels °C (?)	14	14	17	16	15	15	14	14	14	16	19	19	16	16	17	17	15	15	17	17	15	15	15	14

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Rio de Janeiro

Wind Update Cross-off wind 11 km from Recreio has swung offshore (light winds from the NNE at Jacarepagua Airport). 1.5m 6s windswell from the E with a 0.8m 10s swell from the SSE. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
1 hour 56 minutes ago Recreio

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1 h 56 min ago

35 km/h

ENE

Cross-Off

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