Praia Brava surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Sunday 29 Mar 2026 -03
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Praia Brava surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Praia Brava sea temperature is
26.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Praia Brava today?

The current surf forecast for Praia Brava at 7PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)--
Afternoon (29 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (29 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
SE
0.6
S
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
ESE
0.4
SSE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
1
SE
Period(s) (?)1313131377612126671166669558889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)128176173171424230106104211921892519192230697078107109162
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
15
ESE
10
SE
5
E
0
SSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:11PM
0.97
1:38AM
1.05
12:46PM
1.09
1:50AM
1.08
1:29PM
1.17
2:13AM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:22PM
0.04
6:51AM
0.32
7:07PM
0.00
7:26AM
0.23
7:46PM
-0.00
7:57AM
0.15
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise------5:54-------5:54-------5:54-
Sunset-5:50-------5:49-------5:47------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------1-----
Temp. °C262625252423222325252524232323242626252524242425
Feels °C (?)282727282826252628262827252524232525232424252424
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