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Praia do Forte surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Thursday 29 Jan 2026 -03
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Praia do Forte surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Praia do Forte sea temperature is
25.6° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Praia do Forte today?

The current surf forecast for Praia do Forte at 8PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm January 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)--
Afternoon (29 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (29 Jan)5ft (1.6m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.7
NE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.6
NE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
S
0.4
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)666666777777777777101615151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)578915518514013614926812813217013823088825140417499176172222207
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
N
25
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
N
15
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
W
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:25PM
0.75
1:47AM
1.04
1:04PM
0.83
2:25AM
1.09
1:38PM
0.93
2:58AM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:37PM
0.12
7:37AM
0.39
7:28PM
0.02
8:13AM
0.36
8:12PM
-0.06
8:45AM
0.35
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Sunrise------5:26-------5:26-------5:26-
Sunset--6:36-------6:35-------6:35-----
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--2-------516-----12-----
Temp. °C272624232323232425262523232323252726252524242326
Feels °C (?)282624222123232425262725242626282928282826262430
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