SE Surf

Praia do Hospício

Rio de Janeiro · Brazil

IntermediateBeach break-22.891, -42.349

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Praia do Hospício is a S-facing sand beach on the Brazil shoreline, opening onto the Coastal Waters — it catches SE–SW swell, and offshore NW–NE winds tidy the banks through year-round.

10-day forecast

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Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~21.7°C (71.1°F) on average

Jan

24.9°C

76.8°F · 22–27.1°C

Feb

24.9°C

76.8°F · 21.6–27.4°C

Mar

25.4°C

77.7°F · 21–27.3°C

Apr

25.1°C

77.2°F · 23.8–26.7°C

May

23.8°C

74.8°F · 21.2–25.6°C

Jun

23.2°C

73.8°F · 21.9–24.6°C

Jul

22.3°C

72.1°F · 20.5–23.1°C

Aug

21.7°C

71.1°F · 20.5–23.3°C

Sep

21.7°C

71.1°F · 19.1–23.2°C

Oct

22.3°C

72.1°F · 20.8–24.4°C

Nov

23.2°C

73.8°F · 21.8–25.2°C

Dec

24.4°C

75.9°F · 22.6–26°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

SE–SW

Best wind

NW–NE

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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