Check the Beach

Praia Brava

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

Praia Brava 4 photos

  • Praia da Bica, RJ

    Praia da Bica, RJ. Sérgio J. Neto, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Praia da Bica Noturna Panorama

    Praia da Bica Noturna Panorama. Pedu0303, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Praia da Bica Noturna2

    Praia da Bica Noturna2. Pedu0303, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Praia da Bica Noturna3

    Praia da Bica Noturna3. Pedu0303, CC BY 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 6:00 pm
6 am
5.6
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
7 am
5.6
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
8 am
5.7
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.3
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.1
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.0
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.7
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.4
0 km/h0 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.3
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.6
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Praia Brava.

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
20°C68°F
Water
25°C77°F
Wind
63 km/hmph NE
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
14%
Sunset
6:00 pm
Today
5.6Good6 am32
5.6Good7 am21
5.7Good8 am11
5.7Good9 am32
5.5Good10 am53
5.3Fair11 am21
5.1Fair12 pm21
5.0Fair1 pm32
4.7Fair2 pm21
4.7Fair3 pm32
4.4Fair4 pm00
5.3Fair5 pm21
5.6Good6 pm21
Sat
8.3Great6 am11
7.8Great7 am21
8.2Great8 am11
8.5Excellent9 am21
9.0Excellent10 am32
7.7Great11 am32
7.4Great12 pm53
7.0Great1 pm85
7.1Great2 pm106
6.8Good3 pm106
6.8Good4 pm95
6.8Good5 pm96
6.9Good6 pm53
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 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 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.

  • Sun6.0 GoodBest 6 am to 8 amWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 92%
  • Mon5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 78%
  • Tue6.6 GoodBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 57%
  • Wed7.4 GreatBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 12%
  • Thu6.0 GoodBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 70%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 1 km0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
9.2 km5.7 miRio de Janeiro (city)
Nearest airport
9 km6 miAeroporto Santos Dumont (SDU)

Nearby places

  • Bar do MaurícioFood and drink
    1 km0.6 mi

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

Nearby beaches