Caravelas surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 20 Feb 2026 -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
27.7° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Caravelas today?

The current surf forecast for Caravelas at 3PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (20 Feb)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)13101010109999999888888777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)555050686510976761021029993898986663145705151484751
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
WSW
10
S
15
S
5
SSE
0
SE
5
NW
5
W
5
W
5
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
10
S
5
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
WSW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
glasscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:29AM
1.17
4:32PM
1.28
4:59AM
1.07
5:12PM
1.18
5:33AM
0.95
6:11PM
1.05
11:35PM
0.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:41AM
0.33
10:18PM
0.23
9:44AM
0.36
11:18PM
0.38
9:43AM
0.38
10:23PM
0.55
12:38AM
0.53
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise5:39-------5:39-------5:39-------
Sunset----6:22-------6:22-------6:22---
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
3--1--------111----121--
Temp. °C232527262625252424262727262624242425262626252525
Feels °C (?)262929283029292828303029293127272729292829272727
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