Praia Grande Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

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Praia Grande Surf Guide

Praia Grande in Rio de Janeiro Norte is an exposed beach break that has consistent surf. Autumn and winter are the optimum times of year for waves. Offshore winds are from the east northeast. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the best swell direction is from the south. The beach break provides left and right handers. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Hazards include no surfing flags set by fishermen.

Praia Grande Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	consistent	24.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Praia Grande:

The best conditions reported for surf at Praia Grande occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-northeast.

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

marchBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Praia Grande with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of March. Clean surfable waves are typically found 60% of the time in March while 20% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 20% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

60%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

20%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

20%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Praia Grande Location Map

Interactive Praia Grande 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 Praia Grande is Santos Dumont (Rio De Janeiro) Airport (SDU) in Brazil, 114 km (71 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Praia Grande is Galeao Antonio Carlos Jobim (Rio De Janeiro) Airport (GIG), also in Brazil, 123 km (76 miles) away.

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Praia Grande Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 21:11 Local Time

m, °C	Thu		Fri
ft, °F	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM
Wave (m)	S	S	S	S
Period (s)	11	11	11	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Praia Grande

Current tide and informaton

For Arraial do Cabo, 3 km from Praia Grande.

Next High Water: 05:40am | 0.78m

Next Low Water: 12:58am | 0.53m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Praia Grande Sea Temperature

Sunny with very warm air temperatures, feeling like 25.0 °C once we account for any wind. Sea temperatures (24.3 °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*: 24.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite