Praia Brava
Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
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An open SE-facing sand beach on the Coastal Waters near Rio de Janeiro, Praia Brava works on E–SW groundswell; NW–N winds offshore, with conditions most reliable year-round.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~22.2°C (72°F) on average
Jan
26.6°C
79.9°F · 23.6–30.3°C
Feb
27.3°C
81.1°F · 24.1–30.1°C
Mar
26.7°C
80.1°F · 24.7–28.4°C
Apr
25.6°C
78.1°F · 23.2–28.6°C
May
23.9°C
75°F · 21.5–26°C
Jun
22.9°C
73.2°F · 21.1–24.8°C
Jul
21.9°C
71.4°F · 20.1–23.6°C
Aug
21.4°C
70.5°F · 19.5–23.1°C
Sep
22.2°C
72°F · 19.9–23.7°C
Oct
22.8°C
73°F · 20.8–25.4°C
Nov
23.4°C
74.1°F · 20.6–26.6°C
Dec
25.2°C
77.4°F · 22.8–28.9°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
E–SW
Best wind
NW–N
Break type
Beach break
Best season
Year-round
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.
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