Praia Seca Surf Forecast

/ Rio de Janeiro (47 surf breaks) /

Brazil (447 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (22.94° S 42.28° W)

Surf Forecasts:

Praia Seca surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Wednesday 15 Oct 2025 -03

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 22.9° 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 6AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Afternoon (15 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (15 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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	Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Friday 17
	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	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	E	E	E	E	E	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	8	8	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	115	115	90	89	66	114	205	172	135	138	124	99	99	81	70	70	48	46	46	168	110	200	348	327
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	ESE	ENE	NE	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	E	E	ENE	NNE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)						12:04PM 0.87			11:05PM 0.75					12:31PM 0.91			11:51PM 0.86					12:53PM 0.95
Low Tide / height (m)			4:07AM 0.25				5:15PM 0.54				5:14AM 0.20				5:53PM 0.45					6:03AM 0.15				6:25PM 0.36

	Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Friday 17
Sunrise	-	-	5:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:53	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2
Temp. °C	22	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	21	20	20	22	23	23	22	21	21	21	21	24	27	24	23	22
Feels °C (?)	23	22	22	22	21	21	23	23	22	21	20	21	21	21	21	21	22	21	22	24	27	21	20	23

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Rio de Janeiro

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at Praia Seca (calm at Nova Friburgo (86889 -0) 79 km from Praia Seca). 1.0m 8s swell from the E with a 0.3m 13s groundswell from the SSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
3 hours 12 minutes ago Praia Seca

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