Praia Grande
Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
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Praia Grande 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.
Today's surf at Praia Grande
Updated 01:31 spot time
Praia Grande surf report for Thursday 1 Oct: waves 1.0 m head high to overhead, 0.9 m SSE swell at 9.05 s. Wind up to 26 km/h WSW. Water 23°C. Best surf window around 14:00 — good (3.5/5) with 20 km/h SSW wind.
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10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~22°C (71.6°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
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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