Praia da Urca
Região Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Today at a glance
Calmest: 10 am to 1 pm, sunset 6:00 pm5.2
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
4.7
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
4.3
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
5.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
5.0
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
5.1
1 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
5.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
4.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
4.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
4.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
4.7
7 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
5.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
5.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
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°C76°F
- Wind
- 42 km/hmph NE
- Gusts
- 138 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.4 m5 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 5%
- Sunset
- 6:00 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 6 am, -0.7 m2 ft
- High 1 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
- Low 7 pm, -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.
- Sun4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 94%
- Mon5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 79%
- Tue6.6 GoodBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 55%
- Wed6.3 GoodBest 6 am to 4 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 16%
- Thu5.7 GoodBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 68%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
Facilities
- Restrooms370 m0.2 mi away
- Drinking water350 m0.2 mi away
- Food and drink20 within 1 km0.6 mi
- Playground240 m770 ft away
- Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 miIED Urca
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 110 m340 ftPraia da Urca
- Nearest town
- 6.3 km3.9 miRio de Janeiro (city)
- Nearest airport
- 4 km2 miAeroporto Santos Dumont (SDU)
Nearby places
- IED UrcaRental70 m240 ft
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Praia de Dentro0.7 km0.4 mi north-east away5.5 Good later
- Praia do Forte0.8 km0.5 mi north-east away5.5 Good later
- Praia Vermelha0.8 km0.5 mi south away5.5 Good later
- Praia de Fora0.8 km0.5 mi east away5.5 Good later
- Botafogo Beach1.7 km1.1 mi west away5.5 Good later