Rio de Janeiro Surf

Detailed Rio de Janeiro surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in Rio de Janeiro. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in Rio de Janeiro. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Rio de Janeiro over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Rio de Janeiro and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Rio de Janeiro Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the Rio de Janeiro Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Rio de Janeiro coastline are also listed below.

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	Sunday 03			Monday 04			Tuesday 05			Wednesday 06			Thursday 07			Friday 08			Saturday 09			Sun
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Jaconé Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Meio da Praia Rio de Janeiro	Laje Rasa Rio de Janeiro	Praia das Dunas Rio de Janeiro	Laje Rasa Rio de Janeiro	Grumari Rio de Janeiro	Praia Brava Rio de Janeiro	Praia da Macumba Rio de Janeiro	Praia da Macumba Rio de Janeiro	Itapuca Rio de Janeiro	Praia da Macumba Rio de Janeiro	Caravelas Rio de Janeiro	Praia Brava Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Ilha Do Pontal Rio de Janeiro	Praia da Macumba Rio de Janeiro	Praia da Macumba Rio de Janeiro	Praia da Macumba Rio de Janeiro	Backdoor Rio de Janeiro
Rating	1	3	2	1	2	2	1	2	3	2	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	2	0	3	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 E	1.0 E	1.2 E	1.0 E	0.9 E	1.3 ENE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.9 SSW	0.4 SSE	1.6 SSW	1.6 S	1.9 S	1.8 S	1.4 S	1.2 S	1.3 S	1.1 S	1.0 S	0.7 S	2.1 SW	1.8 SW
Period(s) (?)	7	7	7	7	7	7	13	12	13	12	10	16	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	18	8	8
Energy(?)	361	154	179	128	153	190	209	203	352	104	675	1479	1514	1223	728	645	564	466	467	745	986	1047
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	on	glass	glass	cross	off	cross- on	on	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)	11:36AM 0.72		10:45PM 0.61		12:38PM 0.80	12:13AM 0.67		12:26PM 0.94	12:55AM 0.75		1:47PM 1.00	1:15AM 0.88		2:30PM 1.02	1:56AM 0.90		2:54PM 1.07	2:20AM 1.05		3:28PM 1.24	2:51AM 1.10
Low Tide / height (m)		4:28PM 0.50		4:43AM 0.30	5:53PM 0.46		5:52AM 0.23		6:50PM 0.40	6:47AM 0.14		7:15PM 0.32	7:33AM 0.04		8:11PM 0.30	8:11AM -0.03		8:44PM 0.28	8:40AM -0.11		9:17PM 0.27	9:33AM -0.08
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	light rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	26	2	2
High °C	26	28	22	27	26	21	21	20	19	22	21	19	23	24	20	26	22	22	19	18	17	19
Low °C	19	24	20	21	24	20	20	20	19	20	19	18	19	22	20	21	20	21	18	17	17	18
Chill °C (?)	26	28	22	27	26	21	21	20	19	22	21	19	23	24	20	26	22	22	19	17	17	18
Sunrise	6:26	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:18
Sunset	-	5:32	-	-	5:29	-	-	5:27	-	-	5:34	-	-	5:34	-	-	5:35	-	-	5:35	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 E	0.6 SSE	0.4 SSE	1.0 E	0.8 E	0.3 SE	0.9 E	1.0 E	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 S	1.9 S	1.8 S	1.4 S	1.2 S	1.3 S	1.1 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.8 S	1.1 S
Period (s)	7	9	9	7	7	13	7	7	13	12	10	16	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	16	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SSE	0.1 SE	0.2 SSE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.3 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.6 E	0.7 E	0.5 S	1.2 S	0.4 ESE	0.8 SE	0.5 E	0.2 SSE	0.8 E	0.9 ENE	0.5 S	0.7 S	0.8 S	0.9 S
Period (s)	10	10	12	9	9	9	13	12	7	7	18	9	8	7	8	6	7	8	19	18	10	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.4 E	1.0 E	1.2 E	-	0.9 E	1.3 ENE	-	-	0.8 WSW	0.4 SW	-	-	-	-	1.1 NE	1.4 ENE	-	0.6 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.2 SSW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW
Period (s)	7	7	7	-	7	7	-	-	5	5	-	-	-	-	5	7	-	3	5	9	8	8

	Sunday 03								Monday 04								Tuesday 05
	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Praia da Macumba Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Arpoador Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Ponta Negra (Quebra Mar) Rio de Janeiro	Jaconé Rio de Janeiro	Praia Seca Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Backdoor Rio de Janeiro	Meio da Praia Rio de Janeiro	Praia do Forte Rio de Janeiro	Caravelas Rio de Janeiro	Laje Rasa Rio de Janeiro	Ilha Do Pontal Rio de Janeiro	Praia das Dunas Rio de Janeiro
Rating	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 ESE	1.3 E	1.2 E	1.4 E	0.5 SSE	1.0 E	1.1 E	1.4 E	1.8 E	1.7 E	1.5 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.4 ENE	0.9 E	0.9 E	1.0 E	1.5 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.1 E	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE
Period(s) (?)	6	7	7	7	10	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	7	7	13	12	12
Energy(?)	321	280	255	361	87	154	165	270	579	527	281	248	259	99	110	164	266	305	207	213	184	177
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off
Tide State(?)	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)					11:36AM 0.72				10:45PM 0.61					12:38PM 0.80			11:59PM 0.74					1:10PM 0.93
Low Tide / height (m)			3:21AM 0.35				4:28PM 0.50				4:46AM 0.25				5:53PM 0.46				5:47AM 0.17
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	18	17	19	26	28	24	25	23	21	20	21	26	29	22	24	21	20	20	20	20	20
Chill °C (?)	20	18	17	19	26	28	24	25	23	21	20	21	26	29	22	24	21	20	20	20	20	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:18	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	5:32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:28
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 ESE	1.3 E	1.2 E	1.1 E	1.0 E	0.6 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.9 ESE	1.4 E	1.3 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	1.0 E	1.1 E	1.0 E	0.9 E	0.9 E
Period (s)	6	7	7	7	7	9	9	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.1 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.3 SSE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.3 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.4 SE	0.5 SE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	13	13	13	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.6 E	1.4 E	-	1.0 E	1.1 E	1.4 E	1.8 E	1.7 E	1.5 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.4 ENE	-	-	1.0 E	1.5 ENE	1.3 ENE	-	-	-	0.5 SW
Period (s)	-	-	7	7	-	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	-	-	6	6	7	-	-	-	3

	Sat	Sunday 03
	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Praia da Macumba Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Arpoador Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Ponta Negra (Quebra Mar) Rio de Janeiro	Jaconé Rio de Janeiro	Praia Seca Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Backdoor Rio de Janeiro	Meio da Praia Rio de Janeiro	Praia do Forte Rio de Janeiro	Caravelas Rio de Janeiro	Laje Rasa Rio de Janeiro	Ilha Do Pontal Rio de Janeiro	Praia das Dunas Rio de Janeiro
Rating	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 SSE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.4 E	1.2 E	1.2 E	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	1.4 E	1.0 E	0.8 SSE	0.7 SSE	1.3 E	1.5 E	1.6 E	1.7 ENE	1.6 ENE
Period(s) (?)	10	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	10	10	10	7	7	10	9	6	6	6	6	6
Energy(?)	348	321	321	295	315	280	280	313	255	255	166	166	123	346	176	151	150	220	255	287	310	271
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)															11:36AM 0.72
Low Tide / height (m)							3:21AM 0.35													5:00PM 0.45
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	21	21	20	20	19	18	18	18	17	17	18	20	22	24	26	27	27	23	22	22	21	21
Chill °C (?)	21	21	20	20	19	18	18	18	17	17	18	20	22	24	26	27	27	23	22	22	21	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:27	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SSE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.3 E	1.3 E	0.9 ESE	1.2 E	1.2 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.8 SSE	1.0 E	1.0 E	0.7 E	0.7 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.5 SSE
Period (s)	10	6	6	7	7	7	7	6	7	7	6	6	10	7	7	6	9	9	9	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 ESE	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.2 E	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.1 E	0.2 E	0.1 E	0.4 SE	0.1 E	0.1 E
Period (s)	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	12	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.4 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.4 E	1.6 E	1.6 E	0.2 NNE	0.1 NE	0.9 ENE	1.4 E	-	0.9 E	0.9 E	1.3 E	1.5 E	1.6 E	1.7 ENE	1.6 ENE
Period (s)	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	7	7	4	4	6	7	-	6	6	6	6	6	6	6