Lage Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

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Lage Surf Guide

Lage in Rio de Janeiro is a very sheltered reef break. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds blow from the north northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southeast. A left hand reef break. Best around mid tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Hazards include pollution,crowds.

Lage Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	rarely breaks	24.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Lage:

The best conditions reported for surf at Lage occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northeast.

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

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Lage 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 Lage Location Map

Interactive Lage 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 Lage is Santos Dumont (Rio De Janeiro) Airport (SDU) in Brazil, 4 km (2 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Lage is Galeao Antonio Carlos Jobim (Rio De Janeiro) Airport (GIG), also in Brazil, 16 km (10 miles) away.

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Lage Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 22:21 Local Time

m, °C	Tue		Wed
ft, °F	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM
Wave (m)	S	S	S	S
Period (s)	15	14	14	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off

Tides at Lage

Current tide and informaton

For Niterói, 3 km from Lage.

Next High Water: 05:03am | 2.1m

Next Low Water: 11:18pm | 1.09m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Lage Sea Temperature

Sunny with very warm air temperatures, feeling like 27.0 °C once we account for any wind. Sea temperatures (24.8 °C) warm too. Staying warm in the water won't be a problem in board-shorts, but wear at least a rash-vest to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 24.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite