Praia de José Gonçalves
Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
Rating right now
An open SE-facing sand beach on the Coastal Waters near Rio de Janeiro, Praia de José Gonçalves works on E–S groundswell; W–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: ~21.5°C (70.7°F) on average
Jan
23.9°C
75°F · 20.9–25.7°C
Feb
24.1°C
75.4°F · 20.8–27°C
Mar
25°C
77°F · 21.1–27.5°C
Apr
25°C
77°F · 23.2–26.1°C
May
23.6°C
74.5°F · 21.5–25.5°C
Jun
23.1°C
73.6°F · 22–24.3°C
Jul
22.1°C
71.8°F · 20–23.1°C
Aug
21.6°C
70.9°F · 19.5–23.4°C
Sep
21.5°C
70.7°F · 19.2–22.8°C
Oct
22°C
71.6°F · 20.5–24.3°C
Nov
22.9°C
73.2°F · 21.8–24.3°C
Dec
23.8°C
74.8°F · 21.7–25.4°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–S
Best wind
W–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.
Nearby spots
Praia das Caravelas
Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
Praia Tucuns
Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
Prainha
Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
Praia de Geribá
Coastal areas · Brazil
Praia da Ferradurinha
Coastal areas · Brazil
Praia dos Amores
Coastal areas · Brazil
More beaches in Rio de Janeiro →see all spots in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
New to reading forecasts?
Two short guides that make the numbers above make sense.