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Praia da Cruz

Região Geográfica Imediata do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Today at a glance

Calmest: 6 am to 9 am, sunset 6:04 pm
6 am
5.2
6 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
7 am
5.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.2
6 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.2
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.5
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
3.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
4.5
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.5
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.8
1 km/h0 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.2
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.3
2 km/h1 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°C70°F
Water
25°C77°F
Wind
32 km/hmph N
Gusts
2918 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
25%
Sunset
6:04 pm
Today
5.2Fair6 am63
5.2Fair7 am74
5.2Fair8 am63
5.2Fair9 am42
5.1Fair10 am32
4.5Fair11 am32
4.8Fair12 pm53
3.6Poor1 pm74
4.5Fair2 pm32
4.5Fair3 pm32
4.8Fair4 pm10
5.2Fair5 pm21
5.3Fair6 pm21
Sat
7.8Great6 am85
9.2Excellent7 am74
9.0Excellent8 am32
8.7Excellent9 am11
8.0Great10 am85
7.6Great11 am74
7.1Great12 pm42
7.0Great1 pm53
6.8Good2 pm32
6.7Good3 pm42
6.7Good4 pm00
6.7Good5 pm11
6.6Good6 pm85
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, -0.5 m. High at 1 am, 0.5 mLow 6 am, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 1 pm, 0.4 m1 ftLow 7 pm, -0.5 m1 ftHigh 1 am, 0.5 m2 ftNow10 am4 pm10 pm4 am
  • Low 6 am, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 1 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -0.5 m1 ft
  • High 1 am, 0.5 m2 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.

  • Sun5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 90%
  • Mon4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 94%
  • Tue5.6 GoodBest 1 pm to 4 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 82%
  • Wed6.7 GoodBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 21%
  • Thu6.2 GoodBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 81%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
4.9 km3.1 miMangaratiba (town)
Nearest airport
38 km24 miSanta Cruz (SNZ)

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

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