Surf forecast · Brazil · Rio de Janeiro
Surf forecast Prainha today
Waves, swell and wind at Prainha (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Fun light wind.
Prainha surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
Fun Best window 16:00–18:00: fun, light wind.
Sunday 25 October
Fun Best window 05:00–08:00: fun, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑SE | 0.6 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 21–39 km/h ↑N offshore |
| 09:00 | 0.8 m · 7 s ↑SE | 0.6 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 19–45 km/h ↑NNW offshore |
| 12:00 | 0.7 m · 8 s ↑SE | 0.5 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 16–53 km/h ↑SW onshore |
| 15:00 | 0.7 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 0.5 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 8–26 km/h ↑SSW light wind |
Monday 26 October
Fun Best window 08:00–11:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.4 m · 6 s ↑SW | 0.5 m · 5 s ↑S | 22–41 km/h ↑SW cross-shore |
| 09:00 | 1.7 m · 6 s ↑SW | 0.8 m · 6 s ↑S | 24–47 km/h ↑SW cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.9 m · 6 s ↑SW | 0.6 m · 5 s ↑S | 26–51 km/h ↑SW cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.9 m · 6 s ↑SW | 0.7 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 26–61 km/h ↑SW onshore |
Tuesday 27 October
Good Best window 05:00–08:00: good, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.9 m · 8 s ↑S | 1.8 m · 7 s ↑S | 7–13 km/h ↑S light wind |
| 09:00 | 1.9 m · 8 s ↑S | 1.8 m · 7 s ↑S | 10–25 km/h ↑SSE onshore |
| 12:00 | 1.8 m · 9 s ↑S | 1.8 m · 7 s ↑S | 14–34 km/h ↑SSE onshore |
| 15:00 | 1.8 m · 9 s ↑S | 1.7 m · 7 s ↑S | 15–37 km/h ↑SE cross-shore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 16:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around Prainha
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Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
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Questions
- Is there surf at Prainha today?
- Fun: waves 1.0 m at 8 s from SE, swell 0.8 m · 7 s SSE (Sat 16:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Prainha?
- Wind 2 km/h from NNE: light wind for a beach facing S.
- When is the best time to surf Prainha today?
- 16:00–18:00 (fun, light wind)
- How warm is the water at Prainha?
- 25.8 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Barra da Tijuca 16 km · Arpoador 33 km · Itacoatiara (Niterói) 50 km · Saquarema (Itaúna) 106 km · Itamambuca (Ubatuba) 158 km · Maresias 225 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Prainha, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.