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About Armação dos Búzios

Armação dos Búzios is a town in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. From Armação dos Búzios you can reach 6 surf spots, 2 kite spots, 4 sailing spots and 2 dive sites. The nearest is Iate Clube Armação de Búzios, a sailing spot 1.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 417 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is Santos Dumont Airport (SDU), 132 km away.

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Staying in Armação dos Búzios

417 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: Santos Dumont Airport (SDU), 132 km, CAW, 133 km, Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG), 140 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Armação dos Búzios.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Armação dos Búzios each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 4 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Armação dos Búzios too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

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Dunas do Peró - Cabo Frio -RJ13.3 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Cabo Frio, 6 km

5 ft266 kJ

6 ft363 kJ

4 ft172 kJ

4 ft170 kJ

4 ft147 kJ

3 ft144 kJ

3 ft39 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Dunas do Peró - Cabo Frio -RJ, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	54, good	5 ft8 ssoft	266kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	26°C
Mon 19Oct	30, poor	6 ft8 smushy	363kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	46, fair	4 ft7 smushy	172kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	50, good	4 ft7 smushy	170kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	4 ft8 smushy	147kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	16, poor	3 ft8 smushy	144kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	23, too small	3 ft5 smushy	39kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots, offshore	29°C

Geriba3.2 kmabout 10 min by car

4 ft265 kJ

6 ft363 kJ

5 ft214 kJ

4 ft173 kJ

4 ft156 kJ

3 ft144 kJ

3 ft39 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Geriba, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	51, good	4 ft9 ssoft	265kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	24°C
Mon 19Oct	27, poor	6 ft8 smushy	363kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	47, fair	5 ft7 smushy	214kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	48, good	4 ft7 smushy	173kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	43, fair	4 ft8 smushy	156kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	27, poor	3 ft8 ssoft	144kJ	wind from the north-east, 17 knots	24°C
Sat 24Oct	20, poor	3 ft5 smushy	39kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, offshore	27°C

praia de unamar18.3 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Rio das Ostras, 14 km

4 ft164 kJ

2 ft59 kJ

2 ft58 kJ

2 ft63 kJ

2 ft64 kJ

2 ft61 kJ

3 ft31 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at praia de unamar, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	50, good	4 ft8 smushy	164kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	24°C
Mon 19Oct	28, too small	2 ft7 smushy	59kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	21, too small	2 ft8 smushy	58kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	23°C
Wed 21Oct	23, too small	2 ft8 smushy	63kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	2 ft8 smushy	64kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	2 ft7 smushy	61kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	28, too small	3 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots, offshore	30°C

Laje da Rasa9.4 kmabout 20 min by car

4 ft164 kJ

2 ft59 kJ

2 ft58 kJ

2 ft57 kJ

2 ft64 kJ

2 ft61 kJ

3 ft31 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Laje da Rasa, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	49, good	4 ft8 smushy	164kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	34, too small	2 ft7 smushy	59kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots, offshore	24°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	2 ft8 smushy	58kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, offshore	23°C
Wed 21Oct	23, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	57kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	2 ft8 smushy	64kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	2 ft7 smushy	61kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	34, too small	3 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	30°C

Praia do Forte - Cabo Frio19 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Cabo Frio

5 ft303 kJ

8 ft895 kJ

6 ft295 kJ

5 ft262 kJ

4 ft203 kJ

4 ft180 kJ

3 ft40 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Praia do Forte - Cabo Frio, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	46, fair	5 ft8 ssoft	303kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 smushy	895kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	17, poor	6 ft7 smushy	295kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	39, fair	5 ft8 smushy	262kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	38, fair	4 ft8 smushy	203kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	30, poor	4 ft8 ssoft	180kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	3 ft5 smushy	40kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	27°C

Praia Brava - Cabo Frio17.9 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Cabo Frio, 2 km

5 ft303 kJ

8 ft895 kJ

6 ft295 kJ

5 ft262 kJ

4 ft203 kJ

4 ft180 kJ

3 ft40 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Praia Brava - Cabo Frio, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	46, fair	5 ft8 scrumbling	303kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 smushy	895kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	16, poor	6 ft7 smushy	295kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	37, fair	5 ft8 smushy	262kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	4 ft8 smushy	203kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	25, poor	4 ft8 scrumbling	180kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	25, too small	3 ft5 smushy	40kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots, offshore	27°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Armação dos Búzios, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Kite near Armação dos Búzios

Praia de Manguinhos 3.9 km · stays here
Praia Rasa 6.2 km · stays here

Sailing near Armação dos Búzios

Iate Clube Armação de Búzios 1.5 km · stays here
Búzios Vela Clube 3.2 km · stays here
Praia de Manguinhos 3.9 km · stays here
Praia Rasa 6.2 km · stays here

Dive near Armação dos Búzios

Praia Azeda 2 km · stays here
Praia João Fernandes 2.3 km · stays here

Places to eat near Armação dos Búzios

SalvagemBrazilian · 0.2 km from the centre
Vegano CariocaVegetarian · 0.2 km from the centre
Artesano Búzios PizzariaPizza · 0.4 km from the centre
Bananaland BúziosBrazilian · 0.4 km from the centre
BemBem PizzasPizza · 0.4 km from the centre
Buzios GrillSteakhouse · 0.4 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Armação dos Búzios, Brazil