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Pontal

Região Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Pontal 1 photo

  • Foto de uma praia no Rio de Janeiro (Praia do Pontal, Barra da Tijuca )

    Foto de uma praia no Rio de Janeiro (Praia do Pontal, Barra da Tijuca ). RodrigoTavares, Public domain. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 11 am to 2 pm, sunset 6:01 pm
6 am
4.8
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
7 am
3.8
4 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
8 am
4.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
10 am
3.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
11 am
4.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.4
7 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
3.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
4.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
21°C69°F
Water
24°C75°F
Wind
21 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
127 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
33%
Sunset
6:01 pm
Today
4.8Fair6 am21
3.8Poor7 am43
4.7Fair8 am53
4.6Fair9 am64
3.6Poor10 am53
4.5Fair11 am64
4.6Fair12 pm64
4.4Fair1 pm75
3.1Poor2 pm106
3.9Poor3 pm85
4.2Fair4 pm64
4.4Fair5 pm53
4.7Fair6 pm32
Sat
6.1Good6 am42
6.7Good7 am32
7.3Great8 am21
7.1Great9 am42
7.0Great10 am95
6.7Good11 am127
6.6Good12 pm138
6.4Good1 pm159
6.4Good2 pm138
6.5Good3 pm117
6.5Good4 pm117
6.6Good5 pm106
6.7Good6 pm106
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 6 am, -0.7 m. High at 1 pm, 0.4 m. Low at 7 pm, -0.4 m. High at 1 am, 0.4 mLow 6 am, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 1 pm, 0.4 m1 ftLow 7 pm, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 1 am, 0.4 m1 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • Low 6 am, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 1 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 1 am, 0.4 m1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 94%
  • Mon3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 94%
  • Tue5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 71%
  • Wed6.6 GoodBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 17%
  • Thu5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 73%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Pontal

Pontal is a beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. OpenStreetMap lists Praia do Pontal de Sernambetiba, located 240 meters away. OpenStreetMap also lists 29 food options within 1 kilometer of the beach.

From Wikipedia

Pontal is a small peninsula and beach area in the Recreio dos Bandeirantes (or simply Recreio) neighborhood, located in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and was a temporary venue in the Barra Olympic venues cluster for the Athletics (race walk) and Cycling (time trial) competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Source: Pontal (Rio de Janeiro) on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Restrooms330 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking15 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 40 m140 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink29 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground300 m980 ft away
  • Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 miEstação de Bicicletas Itaú

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
130 m420 ft
Nearest airport
12 km7 miAeroporto de Jacarepaguá - Roberto Marinho (RRJ)

Nearby places

  • Estação de Bicicletas ItaúRental
    470 m0.3 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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