Praia Brava Surf Forecast

/ Rio de Janeiro (47 surf breaks) /

Brazil (447 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (22.88° S 41.99° W)

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Praia Brava surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Wednesday 20 Aug 2025 -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 21.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Praia Brava today?

The current surf forecast for Praia Brava at 10PM is: 2.0m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Aug)	-	-
Afternoon (20 Aug)	-	-
Evening (20 Aug)	6.5ft (2.0m)	6s

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

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	Wed 20		Thursday 21								Friday 22								Saturday 23
	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	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE
Period(s) (?)	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	7	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	504	434	399	496	509	543	486	502	562	446	366	350	373	368	365	501	474	404	444	527	611	594	637	849
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)				1:04AM 0.90				2:20PM 1.05				1:36AM 0.99				2:44PM 1.05				2:08AM 1.07
Low Tide / height (m)		7:33PM 0.40				7:33AM 0.01				8:03PM 0.36				8:12AM -0.03				8:31PM 0.32				8:47AM -0.04

	Wed 20		Thursday 21								Friday 22								Saturday 23
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:34

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	21	20	20	19	19	20	24	24	22	20	20	20	19	20	23	23	21	20	20	20	19	21	25	24
Feels °C (?)	15	14	15	15	15	15	19	19	17	16	16	17	15	15	18	17	15	15	15	14	13	15	18	17

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Rio de Janeiro

Wind Update Still cross-shore at Praia Brava (fresh winds from the ENE at Aeroporto São Pedro da Aldeia Airport 13 km from Praia Brava). 1.8m 6s windswell from the ENE with a 0.9m 10s swell from the S. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
3 hours 16 minutes ago Praia Brava

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3 h 16 min ago

31 km/h

ENE

Cross-Shore

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