Itapuca Surf Forecast

/ Rio de Janeiro (47 surf breaks) /

Brazil (447 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (22.91° S 43.12° W)

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Itapuca surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

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

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

Today's Itapuca sea temperature is 21.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Itapuca today?

The current surf forecast for Itapuca at 3PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Aug)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Afternoon (20 Aug)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Evening (20 Aug)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s

Table - waves today at Itapuca. (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	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	ENE	E	ENE	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	ESE
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	10	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	260	202	197	171	226	250	248	243	356	299	252	84	103	307	503	326	288	251	250	105	259	307	245	390
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	SE	SE	ESE	W	W	E	ENE	ENE	SE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)			9:19AM 3.20				9:22PM 3.43				9:39AM 3.05				9:45PM 3.29				10:01AM 2.83				10:09PM 3.03
Low Tide / height (m)	3:48AM -0.18				3:51PM 0.24				4:10AM 0.07				4:02PM 0.47				4:24AM 0.41				3:51PM 0.70

	Wednesday 20						Thursday 21								Friday 22								Sat 23
Sunrise	-	6:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:11	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	5:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:37	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	20	26	27	25	24	22	22	22	24	29	30	27	24	22	21	21	23	28	30	27	24	22	21
Feels °C (?)	16	19	26	26	24	23	21	21	21	23	28	28	27	25	23	22	22	23	27	28	25	23	21	20

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Rio de Janeiro

Wind Update Offshore wind reported 17 km from Itapuca (light winds from the ENE at Rio de Janeiro/Galeão Airport 17 km from Itapuca). 1.6m 6s windswell from the E with a 0.9m 6s windswell from the ESE. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
1 hour 44 minutes ago Itapuca
Wind Update Offshore wind has become cross-off at Praia da Macumba (light winds from the NE at Jacarepagua Airport 13 km from Praia da Macumba). 0.8m 10s swell from the SSE with a 0.2m 15s groundswell from the S. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 hour 44 minutes ago Praia da Macumba

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17 km away, 1 h 44 min ago

11 km/h

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21.3

Air / Water (°C)

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