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Praia do Aterro

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

Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to 6 pm, sunset 6:02 pm
6 am
5.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
Now
3.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
8 am
5.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.3
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.4
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.3
6 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.7
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
3.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
4.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair

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

Best time to swim

Best: 5 pm to 6 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
21°C70°F
Water
24°C74°F
Wind
53 km/hmph NE
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
44%
Sunset
6:02 pm
Today
5.0Fair6 am74
3.7PoorNow53
5.0Fair8 am53
5.2Fair9 am85
5.3Fair10 am32
5.4Fair11 am43
5.3Fair12 pm63
5.0Fair1 pm53
4.7Fair2 pm128
3.3Poor3 pm96
4.8Fair4 pm74
5.7Good5 pm64
5.3Fair6 pm74
Sat
8.0Great6 am1912
7.9Great7 am1610
7.9Great8 am1610
7.8Great9 am149
7.5Great10 am127
7.6Great11 am64
6.8Good12 pm138
7.0Great1 pm127
6.9Good2 pm106
6.8Good3 pm85
6.9Good4 pm32
6.8Good5 pm11
6.7Good6 pm32
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 1 pm, 0.4 m. Low at 7 pm, -0.5 m. High at 1 am, 0.4 mHigh 1 pm, 0.4 m1 ftLow 7 pm, -0.5 m1 ftHigh 1 am, 0.4 m1 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • High 1 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -0.5 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.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 490 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
350 m0.2 mi
Nearest airport
8 km5 miSanta Cruz (SNZ)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.0 GreatBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 8%
  • Sun5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 92%
  • Mon4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 82%
  • Tue6.0 GoodBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 73%
  • Wed6.5 GoodBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 17%
  • Thu5.7 GoodBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 74%