Praia Brava surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Sunday 22 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
26.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Praia Brava today?

The current surf forecast for Praia Brava at 8PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)--
Afternoon (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
SE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)10109999999888999555666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11511010310186848179504848484953394656103193164196202181145
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
ENE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
glassoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:58PM
1.15
4:49AM
0.91
5:58PM
1.02
11:43PM
0.69
5:19AM
0.81
7:15PM
0.91
12:12AM
0.83
6:29AM
0.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:25AM
0.24
11:21PM
0.51
9:24AM
0.28
9:30PM
0.67
12:53AM
0.64
9:30AM
0.34
9:11PM
0.77
3:34AM
0.71
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise------5:52-------5:52-------5:52-
Sunset-5:57-------5:55-------5:54------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252525252423222425252525242323242627262524242425
Feels °C (?)272627272726242726252526252322222424232422232324
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