Piratininga surf forecast
Niterói · Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
Today at Piratininga: best around 06:00, 1.1 m at 7 s with offshore wind. Good for intermediate surfers, fair for beginners, poor–fair for advanced. Updated 20 Oct, 18:50 UTC.
Piratininga 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, offshore).
| Day | Best | Surf | Wind | Beg. | Int. | Adv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 06:00 | 1.1 m · 7 s | offshore | Fair | Good | Poor–Fair |
| Wed 21 | 06:00 | 1.0 m · 8 s | cross-offshore | Fair | Fair | Poor–Fair |
| Thu 22 | 07:00 | 1.0 m · 9 s | cross-offshore | Fair | Fair | Poor–Fair |
| Fri 23 | 06:00 | 0.9 m · 9 s | offshore | Fair | Fair | Poor |
| Sat 24 | 06:00 | 0.5 m · 8 s | offshore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| Sun 25 | 13:00 | 0.4 m · 7 s | onshore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| Mon 26 | 08:00 | 0.5 m · 10 s | cross-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.
Piratininga faces due south (185°) and takes S and SE swells head on, with the cleanest faces in a N to NE wind. The main peak sits at the west end of the Praião, by the rocks just before the calm Prainha, and holds about 2.5 m. The Niterói surf association (ASN) opened its 2023 circuit here. Beginners: come on days under 1 m and stay near the lifeguard posts, since the beach drops off steeply.
- Break
- beach break, peaks both ways; faces S
- Level
- intermediate
- Best swell
- S, SSE, SE, SSW, SW
- Best wind
- N, NNE, NE, NW (offshore)
- Best tide
- all tides
- Season
- May-September
- Typical size
- 0.5-2.5 m
- Crowd
- medium
- Hazards
- Powerful shorebreak on a steep beach that gets deep fast (the Praião); Rips in a ressaca: a swimmer was rescued at night in August 2025 in 2 m waves after the lifeguard posts had closed; Rocks at the west end by the Prainha, next to the main peak; Some localism noted at the peak, crowded on weekends
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Questions
Is Piratininga good for beginners?
It is best for intermediate surfers (powerful shorebreak on a steep beach that gets deep fast (the praião); rips in a ressaca: a swimmer was rescued at night in august 2025 in 2 m waves after the lifeguard posts had closed).
What swell, wind and tide work best at Piratininga?
S, SSE, SE, SSW, SW swell, N, NNE, NE, NW 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 Piratininga are in the Surf Spoting app.