Ponta Negra surf forecast
Maricá · Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
Today at Ponta Negra: best around 06:00, 1.3 m at 8 s with cross-offshore wind. Good for intermediate surfers, fair for beginners, fair for advanced. Updated 20 Oct, 18:50 UTC.
Ponta Negra surf forecast, next 7 days
The best daylight hour of each day, rated for each level. Best day: Today (1.3 m at 8 s, cross-offshore).
| Day | Best | Surf | Wind | Beg. | Int. | Adv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 06:00 | 1.3 m · 8 s | cross-offshore | Fair | Good | Fair |
| Wed 21 | 06:00 | 1.2 m · 8 s | cross-offshore | Fair | Good | Poor–Fair |
| Thu 22 | 06:00 | 1.2 m · 8 s | cross-offshore | Poor–Fair | Good | Poor–Fair |
| Fri 23 | 06:00 | 1.1 m · 9 s | offshore | Fair | Good | Poor–Fair |
| Sat 24 | 06:00 | 0.6 m · 8 s | cross-offshore | Poor–Fair | Poor | Poor |
| Sun 25 | 06:00 | 0.5 m · 7 s | onshore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| Mon 26 | 06:00 | 0.5 m · 11 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.
Ponta Negra is the east corner of Maricá's 30 km beach, tucked under the lighthouse headland like Arpoador in Rio. SW swells pile sand against the canal jetty; on small to medium S and SE swells that bank gives a full right toward the canal and a hollower left toward the beach, best in NW to E wind. Above 1.5 m an outside slab breaks too. Beginners: use small S swells on the inside bank, away from the jetty.
- Break
- beach break, peaks both ways; faces SSW
- Level
- intermediate
- Best swell
- S, SSE, SE, SSW
- Best wind
- NW, N, NE, E (offshore)
- Best tide
- all tides
- Season
- May-October
- Typical size
- 0.5-2 m
- Crowd
- medium
- Hazards
- Rocks of the canal jetty right next to the peak; Current along the beach that turns out to sea at the jetty; Outside rock slab that starts breaking above about 1.5 m; Crowded on weekends; Surf-Forecast notes locals
Nearby spots
- Jaconé, Maricá
- Praia da Vila (Saquarema), Saquarema
- Itaúna, Saquarema
- Itacoatiara, Niterói
- Itaipu, Niterói
- Camboinhas, Niterói
Questions
Is Ponta Negra good for beginners?
It is best for intermediate surfers (rocks of the canal jetty right next to the peak; current along the beach that turns out to sea at the jetty).
What swell, wind and tide work best at Ponta Negra?
S, SSE, SE, SSW swell, NW, N, NE, E wind (offshore), at all tides. Typical size 0.5-2 m.
Live swell, wind, tide, a 14-day outlook, satellite pictures and webcams for Ponta Negra are in the Surf Spoting app.