Praia Grande surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 28 Aug 2025 -03
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Praia Grande surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Praia Grande sea temperature is
21.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Praia Grande today?

The current surf forecast for Praia Grande at 7AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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

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Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
3
2
1
2
0
1
1
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.1
E
1.2
E
0.7
S
1
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
0.7
S
0.6
S
1
E
1.3
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)12121212121111119911111188118881010877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)545445435442423370372380582517336330168344361123252240385205173245284297
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
E
35
E
30
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
15
E
20
E
25
E
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:43AM
0.98
4:50PM
0.88
5:20AM
0.90
5:14PM
0.82
6:06AM
0.80
5:44PM
0.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:49PM
0.24
11:17AM
0.30
11:23PM
0.27
11:54AM
0.40
12:07AM
0.31
12:49PM
0.50
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunrise---6:01-------6:01-------6:00----
Sunset-----5:36-------5:36-------5:37--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-------------------1-1-1
Temp. °C212020212121212121202021212221212121212021212021
Feels °C (?)201919212019191920192020191917182021201820191820
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Rio de Janeiro

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Praia Grande (light winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 020 to 080 degs) at Aeroporto São Pedro da Aldeia Airport 17 km from Praia Grande). A 1.1m groundswell from the SSW

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17 km away, 1 h 30 min ago

6 km/h
NE
0.0
21.7
Air / Water (°C)
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