Praia Grande
Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
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Praia Grande is a W-facing sand beach on the Brazil shoreline, opening onto the Coastal Waters — it catches SW–NW swell, and offshore NE–SE winds tidy the banks through year-round.
Today's surf at Praia Grande
Updated 01:30 spot time
Praia Grande surf report for Thursday 1 Oct: waves 0.5 m–0.6 m waist to chest high, 0.5 m SSE swell at 8.6 s. Wind up to 18 km/h SSW. Water 24°C. Best surf window around 14:00 — fun (3/5) with 18 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: ~22.2°C (72°F) on average
Jan
25.1°C
77.2°F · 20.7–28.9°C
Feb
25.2°C
77.4°F · 20.8–28.2°C
Mar
25.2°C
77.4°F · 19.6–27°C
Apr
24.9°C
76.8°F · 22.8–27.5°C
May
23.5°C
74.3°F · 20.3–25.6°C
Jun
23°C
73.4°F · 21.5–24.4°C
Jul
22°C
71.6°F · 20–22.9°C
Aug
21.3°C
70.3°F · 16.7–23°C
Sep
21.6°C
70.9°F · 18.3–23.4°C
Oct
22.2°C
72°F · 19.7–24.1°C
Nov
22.7°C
72.9°F · 20.5–25.8°C
Dec
24.2°C
75.6°F · 21.5–26.8°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
SW–NW
Best wind
NE–SE
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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