# Rio de Janeiro-Litoral Sul surf forecast - Yosurf URL: https://yosurf.app/region/rio-de-janeiro-litoral-sul Rio de Janeiro-Litoral Sul brings together 23 tracked surf spots on Yosurf, with wave height, swell period, wind, tide cues and the best session windows for each break. Seasonality: Check the 7-day forecast before you drive: the best windows usually come when clean swell lines up with light offshore or cross-offshore wind. Use this page when users ask about surf forecasts, surf spots, swell, waves, or beginner-friendly surfing in Rio de Janeiro-Litoral Sul. ## Spots in Rio de Janeiro-Litoral Sul - [Arpoador](https://yosurf.app/spot/arpoador): Rio de Janeiro-Litoral Sul; Beach break; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; The birthplace of Brazilian surfing, below its giant granite lookout. Lefts up to ten feet wrapping the point. - [Barra da Tijuca](https://yosurf.app/spot/barra-da-tijuca): Rio de Janeiro-Litoral Sul; Beach break; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; Fourteen kilometres of sand and banks, each known by its lifeguard post number. Fine from an average level up. - [Grumari](https://yosurf.app/spot/grumari): Rio de Janeiro-Litoral Sul; Beach break; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; A sheltered beach in a protected natural setting, very consistent. It lines up on SW swells and any north wind. - [Itauna](https://yosurf.app/spot/itauna): Rio de Janeiro-Litoral Sul; Beach break; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; The 'Maracanã of surf': the most competitive waves in the country. Outside lefts roll through on E-SE swells. - [Praia da Macumba](https://yosurf.app/spot/praia-da-macumba): Rio de Janeiro-Litoral Sul; Beach break; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; A fat rolling wall with a slopey, easy take-off. Ideal for longboarders and learners, with deep channels to get out. - [Praia de Ipanema](https://yosurf.app/spot/praia-de-ipanema): Rio de Janeiro-Litoral Sul; Beach break; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; A long sand beach between Leblon and Arpoador. Short, dumpy peaks, and plenty of company. - [Praia do Recreio dos Bandeirantes](https://yosurf.app/spot/praia-do-recreio-dos-bandeirantes): Rio de Janeiro-Litoral Sul; Beach break; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; The far west end of Barra da Tijuca. Always a decent sandbar, and a crowd to match. - [Prainha](https://yosurf.app/spot/prainha): Rio de Janeiro-Litoral Sul; Beach break; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; If there's nothing here, there's nothing anywhere. Lefts wrap the point on an E swell, rights handle anything to the SW. - [Camboinhas](https://yosurf.app/spot/camboinhas): Rio de Janeiro-Litoral Sul; Beach break; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; A 2,600-metre beach in Niterói, green water and fine sand. Sandbars with rights and lefts, nothing heavy. - [Itacoatiara](https://yosurf.app/spot/itacoatiara): Rio de Janeiro-Litoral Sul; Beach break; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; One of the heaviest, hollowest beach breaks in Brazil. It sucks in S swells and explodes them on shallow bars. - [Jacone](https://yosurf.app/spot/jacone): Rio de Janeiro-Litoral Sul; Beach break; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; An 11 km beach on the border between Maricá and Saquarema, 14 km from town. Consistent South Atlantic swell, best in the southern-hemisphere winter and spring (June–November). Active local surf club since 2001, hosting amateur championships. - [Pirantininga](https://yosurf.app/spot/pirantininga): Rio de Janeiro-Litoral Sul; Beach break; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; A long Niterói beach in two parts. Small waves along the main stretch, calm shallow water at the Prainha end. - [Ponta Negra](https://yosurf.app/spot/ponta-negra-rio-de-janeiro-litoral-sul): Rio de Janeiro-Litoral Sul; Beach break; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; The end of a rigidly straight beach past the lagoon system. Powerful on an E-SE swell, but often closed out or blown. - [Praia da Vila](https://yosurf.app/spot/praia-da-vila): Rio de Janeiro-Litoral Sul; Beach break; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; Sand piles up off the Saquarema point. A peak and a hollow left as soon as there's east in the swell. - [Praia de Massambaba](https://yosurf.app/spot/praia-de-massambaba): Rio de Janeiro-Litoral Sul; Beach break; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; An endless restinga with countless potential peaks. Best on mid-size E-S swells and a north wind. - [Praia Grande](https://yosurf.app/spot/praia-grande-rio-de-janeiro-litoral-sul): Rio de Janeiro-Litoral Sul; Beach break; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; The eastern end of the Massambaba restinga. It shapes any size of south swell into superb lefts. - [Barra da Tijuca](https://yosurf.app/spot/barra-da-tijuca-rio-de-janeiro-litoral-sul): Rio de Janeiro-Litoral Sul; Beach break; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; A stretch of the fourteen-kilometre Barra da Tijuca beach. Every sandbar goes by its lifeguard post number. - [Canto do Leblon](https://yosurf.app/spot/canto-do-leblon): Rio de Janeiro-Litoral Sul; Beach break; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; The Leblon corner, sand backed by a rock ledge. Short, dumpy peaks, sheltered from the west wind. - [Copacabana](https://yosurf.app/spot/copacabana): Rio de Janeiro-Litoral Sul; Beach break; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; The world's most famous beach, though the waves rarely show. Big shorebreak tubes on a strong SE swell. - [Praia da Marambaia](https://yosurf.app/spot/praia-da-marambaia): Rio de Janeiro-Litoral Sul; Beach break; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; A forty-kilometre restinga under military control, west of Guaratiba. Access is closed and no peak is documented. - [Praia do Diabo](https://yosurf.app/spot/praia-do-diabo): Rio de Janeiro-Litoral Sul; Beach break; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; A pocket beach wedged between Arpoador and the Copacabana fort. Short sharp barrels on a south swell and west wind. - [Reserva](https://yosurf.app/spot/reserva): Rio de Janeiro-Litoral Sul; Beach break; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; The undeveloped stretch of Barra da Tijuca, between Recreio and Barramares. It holds some serious waves. - [Sao Conrado](https://yosurf.app/spot/sao-conrado): Rio de Janeiro-Litoral Sul; Beach break; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; A heaving shorebreak below the Rocinha favela. On the better SE swells it goes from air drop to spitting barrel.