Camboinhas surf forecast
Niterói · Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
Today at Camboinhas: best around 06:00, 1.1 m at 7 s with cross-offshore wind. Good for intermediate surfers, fair for beginners, poor–fair for advanced. Updated 20 Oct, 18:50 UTC.
Camboinhas surf forecast, next 7 days
The best daylight hour of each day, rated for each level. Best day: Today (1.1 m at 7 s, cross-offshore).
| Day | Best | Surf | Wind | Beg. | Int. | Adv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 06:00 | 1.1 m · 7 s | cross-offshore | Fair | Good | Poor–Fair |
| Wed 21 | 07:00 | 0.9 m · 8 s | offshore | Fair | Fair | Poor |
| Thu 22 | 06:00 | 0.8 m · 9 s | cross-offshore | Poor–Fair | Poor–Fair | Poor |
| Fri 23 | 06:00 | 0.6 m · 9 s | offshore | Poor–Fair | Poor | Poor |
| Sat 24 | 06:00 | 0.3 m · 8 s | offshore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| Sun 25 | 13:00 | 0.3 m · 7 s | cross-onshore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| Mon 26 | 16:00 | 0.6 m · 7 s | onshore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
Model forecast updated 20 Oct, 18:50 UTC. Hour by hour with swell direction, tide and webcams: open the live forecast.
Camboinhas faces southwest inside the Itaipu bay, where the Pai, Mãe and Menina islands soften S and SE swells, so it wakes up on SW groundswell with a NE breeze. Sandbars give short peaks both ways at most tides, up to about 3 m. At the east end the Itaipu canal jetty makes a soft, very crowded wave on big days. Beginners: pick a small day mid-beach, away from the jetty rocks.
- Break
- beach break, peaks both ways; faces SW
- Level
- intermediate
- Best swell
- SW, SSW, S, WSW
- Best wind
- NE, NNE, N, ENE (offshore)
- Best tide
- all tides
- Season
- May-September
- Typical size
- 0.5-2.5 m
- Crowd
- medium
- Hazards
- Rocks of the Itaipu canal jetty at the east end, where the lineup is packed with learners on big days; Polluted water from the Itaipu lagoon canal, worst after rain; Rips along the jetty and on SW storm swells, which jump past 2 m; Often flat in summer
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- Itaipu, Niterói
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Questions
Is Camboinhas good for beginners?
It is best for intermediate surfers (rocks of the itaipu canal jetty at the east end, where the lineup is packed with learners on big days; polluted water from the itaipu lagoon canal, worst after rain).
What swell, wind and tide work best at Camboinhas?
SW, SSW, S, WSW swell, NE, NNE, N, ENE wind (offshore), at all tides. Typical size 0.5-2.5 m.
Live swell, wind, tide, a 14-day outlook, satellite pictures and webcams for Camboinhas are in the Surf Spoting app.