Praia Seca surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Thursday 21 May 2026 -03
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Praia Seca surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Praia Seca sea temperature is
24.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Praia Seca today?

The current surf forecast for Praia Seca at 3PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)7ft (2.2m)15s
Afternoon (21 May)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (21 May)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
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4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
14
2.2
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.5
S
15
3
S
15
3
S
15
3
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.4
S
14
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1307
2061
2543
3331
3985
4081
4065
4054
3942
3546
3228
3197
3023
3023
2811
2570
2542
2261
2089
1397
1228
1087
956
809
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
SW
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:30AM0.85m
7:41PM0.80m
5:22AM0.82m
9:29PM0.78m
6:37AM0.78m
10:29PM0.79m
Low Tide
12:20PM0.13m
1:03AM0.59m
1:28PM0.20m
2:09AM0.59m
2:40PM0.24m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:13
5:12
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
22
21
22
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
23
22
22
21
21
20
21
22
19
19
19
21
21
20
20
21
22
22
21
20
20
20
20
19
20
18
19
19
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
14
2.2
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.5
S
15
3
S
15
3
S
15
3
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.4
S
14
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
Energy kJ
1307
2061
2543
3331
3985
4081
4065
4054
3942
3546
3228
3197
3023
3023
2811
2570
2542
2261
2089
1397
1228
1087
956
809
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
16
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.7
S
18
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.6
SE
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
422
5
5
12
12
12
311
14
14
6
6
6
6
6
6
19
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
5
14
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
4
0.6
E
4
1.1
E
5
0.8
ENE
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
Energy kJ
18
12
69
29
62
60
53
45
28
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
2
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
25
25
45
45
33
22
22
18
18
25
18
27
23
12
12
23
12
34
43
43
34
22
18
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio de Janeiro
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
6
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
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