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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	Fri		Saturday 02			Sunday 03			Monday 04			Tuesday 05			Wednesday 06			Thursday 07			Fri
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Praia da Macumba 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	Backdoor Rio de Janeiro	Figuera Rio de Janeiro	Praia do Forte Rio de Janeiro	Grumari Rio de Janeiro	Praia das Dunas Rio de Janeiro	Backdoor Rio de Janeiro	Itacoatiara Rio de Janeiro	Ilha Do Pontal Rio de Janeiro	Praia da Macumba Rio de Janeiro	Praia da Macumba Rio de Janeiro	Barra de Guaratiba Rio de Janeiro	Backdoor Rio de Janeiro	Grumari Rio de Janeiro	Arpoador Rio de Janeiro	Praia da Macumba Rio de Janeiro
Rating	3	2	2	2	2	1	3	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	0	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.5 E	0.5 SSE	0.9 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.4 ENE	0.2 SSE	0.9 E	0.4 SSE	0.7 S	0.7 E	1.7 SSW	2.1 S	1.8 S	2.0 S	1.4 S	1.5 S	1.7 S
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	10	7	10	7	7	7	7	9	7	12	13	7	8	15	14	13	13	12	12
Energy(?)	946	612	422	249	365	86	135	158	149	199	20	148	141	182	77	770	1985	1378	1426	1253	702	909
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off	on	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		6:58PM 0.73	9:06AM 0.75		7:15PM 0.66	11:36AM 0.72		10:45PM 0.61		12:38PM 0.80	12:13AM 0.67		1:21PM 0.89	12:55AM 0.75		1:57PM 0.96	1:28AM 0.82		2:30PM 1.02	1:56AM 0.90		3:00PM 1.05
Low Tide / height (m)		2:16AM 0.39		2:54PM 0.48		3:21AM 0.35	4:28PM 0.50		4:43AM 0.30	5:53PM 0.46		5:52AM 0.23		6:50PM 0.40	6:47AM 0.14		7:33PM 0.34	7:34AM 0.05		8:11PM 0.30	8:16AM -0.03
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	21	19	23	24	21	26	28	20	25	26	19	20	20	20	20	20	19	22	22	20	20	20
Low °C	19	16	18	22	17	19	25	18	20	22	18	19	20	19	20	20	18	19	21	18	19	19
Chill °C (?)	21	19	23	24	21	26	28	20	25	26	19	20	20	20	20	20	19	22	22	20	20	20
Sunrise	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:22	-
Sunset	5:31	-	-	5:31	-	-	5:32	-	-	5:27	-	-	5:30	-	-	5:34	-	-	5:30	-	-	5:35
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.1 SSE	0.9 SSE	1.2 E	0.6 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.4 SE	0.8 E	0.9 E	0.5 E	0.7 S	1.0 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.1 S	1.8 S	2.0 S	1.4 S	1.5 S	1.7 S
Period (s)	11	11	11	10	10	7	9	9	9	10	7	7	7	13	12	8	15	14	13	13	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 E	0.1 E	0.9 E	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.5 SSE	0.1 SE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	-	0.2 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 ESE	0.7 E	0.8 S	0.4 E	1.1 SSE	0.4 E	0.5 S	0.3 ESE	0.5 S
Period (s)	12	12	6	11	11	10	10	12	11	-	9	13	12	7	7	16	7	7	8	16	8	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.8 E	1.3 E	1.0 E	0.9 E	1.5 E	1.6 E	0.9 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.4 ENE	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.7 SW	0.6 WSW	0.4 SW	-	-	-	-	2.0 S	-	-
Period (s)	4	6	5	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	4	3	4	4	4	-	-	-	-	8	-	-

	Friday 01				Saturday 02								Sunday 03								Mon
	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Figuera Rio de Janeiro	Canto de Jacone 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	Praia da Macumba Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Praia da Macumba Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Recreio 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	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro
Rating	4	3	0	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	0	2	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 SSE	1.9 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.0 SSE	1.5 E	1.5 E	1.5 E	1.7 E	1.2 E	1.4 E	0.6 SSE	1.0 E	1.8 E	1.8 E	1.7 E
Period(s) (?)	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	6	7	7	7	7	7	9	7	7	7	7
Energy(?)	1049	973	657	585	515	517	518	372	309	249	301	328	365	342	565	217	352	63	153	539	585	522
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				6:30PM 0.71				7:41AM 0.70				7:15PM 0.66					11:36AM 0.72				10:45PM 0.61
Low Tide / height (m)		1:48PM 0.45				2:02AM 0.35				2:54PM 0.48					3:21AM 0.35				4:28PM 0.50
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)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	19	19	19	17	17	16	18	23	24	22	21	20	18	17	19	26	28	25	25	22	20
Chill °C (?)	20	18	18	19	17	17	16	18	23	24	22	21	20	18	17	19	26	28	25	25	22	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	5:27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:32	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 SSE	1.9 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.0 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	1.5 E	1.3 E	1.2 E	1.0 E	0.6 SSE	0.4 SE	1.4 E	1.4 E	1.3 E
Period (s)	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	7	7	7	7	9	10	7	7	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.2 ESE	1.1 E	0.9 E	0.8 E	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.1 SE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE
Period (s)	13	12	12	12	12	12	6	6	6	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 ENE	-	0.9 ESE	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.2 E	-	1.0 E	-	0.9 E	1.2 E	1.5 E	1.5 E	-	1.7 E	1.6 E	1.4 E	0.9 E	1.0 E	1.8 E	1.8 E	1.7 E
Period (s)	3	-	4	5	6	6	-	5	-	6	5	6	7	-	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

	Friday 01														Saturday 02
	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Figuera Rio de Janeiro	Canto de Jacone 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	Praia da Macumba Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Praia da Macumba Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Recreio 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	Recreio Rio de Janeiro	Recreio Rio de Janeiro
Rating	4	3	0	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	0	2	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 SSE	2.0 S	1.8 SSE	2.0 SSE	1.9 SSE	1.9 SSE	1.9 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.3 SSE
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Energy(?)	1160	1129	913	1042	929	946	897	810	695	660	723	585	585	585	515	514	517	606	445	518	518	440
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)										6:30PM 0.71
Low Tide / height (m)					1:38PM 0.42													2:02AM 0.35
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	18	19	20	21	21	21	21	20	19	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16
Chill °C (?)	18	19	20	21	21	21	21	20	19	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 SSE	2.0 S	1.8 SSE	2.0 SSE	1.9 SSE	1.9 SSE	1.9 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.3 SSE
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.2 E	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.0 E
Period (s)	-	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	6	6	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.5 ENE	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.9 E	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.1 E	1.2 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.3 E	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.2 E	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	-	-	-