Itapuca Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

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Itapuca Surf Guide

Itapuca in Rio de Janeiro is a very sheltered reef break that has reliable surf. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds blow from the northeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell angle is from the southeast. There are left and right breaking reefs. Best around mid tide. Often Crowded. Take care of pollution,crowds.

Itapuca Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	consistent	25.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Itapuca:

The best conditions reported for surf at Itapuca occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Itapuca (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Itapuca with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 0% of the time in January while -1% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 101% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

-1%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

101%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Itapuca Location Map

Interactive Itapuca surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Itapuca is Santos Dumont (Rio De Janeiro) Airport (SDU) in Brazil, 4 km (2 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Itapuca is Galeao Antonio Carlos Jobim (Rio De Janeiro) Airport (GIG), also in Brazil, 17 km (11 miles) away.

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Itapuca Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 12:21 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 04
ft, °F	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM
Wave (m)	S	S	S	S
Period (s)	13	13	13	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Itapuca

Current tide and informaton

For Niterói, 2 km from Itapuca.

Next High Water: 03:04pm | 1.94m

Next Low Water: 03:45pm | 1.93m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Itapuca Sea Temperature

Sunny with warm air temperatures at Itapuca today (feels like 24.0 °C once we account for wind), and warmer sea temperatures (25.0 °C). Wear boardshorts or a shorty, or perhaps a thin summer wetsuit to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 25.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite