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Praia do Forte

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

Praia do Forte 1 photo

  • Bairro da Urca e Forte São João (local da fundação da Cidade)

    Bairro da Urca e Forte São João (local da fundação da Cidade). Cyro A. Silva from Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:00 pm
6 am
5.2
0 km/h0 mph wind, Fair
7 am
3.3
3 km/h2 mph wind, Poor
8 am
5.0
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.0
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.7
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.9
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Praia do Forte.

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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
10 km/hmph NE
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
1.3 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
24%
Sunset
6:00 pm
Today
5.2Fair6 am00
3.3Poor7 am32
5.0Fair8 am43
4.9Fair9 am53
4.9Fair10 am21
4.9Fair11 am53
5.0Fair12 pm32
4.9Fair1 pm21
4.7Fair2 pm53
4.4Fair3 pm64
4.7Fair4 pm43
4.8Fair5 pm53
4.9Fair6 pm43
Sat
6.2Good6 am74
6.5Good7 am74
8.8Excellent8 am53
8.9Excellent9 am43
8.6Excellent10 am32
7.9Great11 am32
7.6Great12 pm96
7.4Great1 pm138
7.0Great2 pm127
7.0Great3 pm106
6.7Good4 pm95
6.7Good5 pm53
6.7Good6 pm43
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.

  • Sun4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 94%
  • Mon5.8 GoodBest 6 am to 7 amWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 79%
  • Tue6.1 GoodBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 55%
  • Wed7.4 GreatBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 19 km/h11 mph, rain 16%
  • Thu6.1 GoodBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 68%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 180 m600 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 110 m370 ft
  • Playground380 m0.2 mi away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
280 m920 ftPonto Final Linha(s): 107,513
Nearest town
6.3 km3.9 miRio de Janeiro (city)
Nearest airport
4 km2 miAeroporto Santos Dumont (SDU)

Nearby places

  • FlutuanteFood and drink
    210 m680 ft
  • Bar UrcaFood and drink
    210 m700 ft
  • Restaurante Garota da UrcaFood and drink
    700 m0.4 mi

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

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