Arraial do Cabo, Brazil

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About Arraial do Cabo

Arraial do Cabo is a town in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. From Arraial do Cabo you can reach 7 surf spots. The nearest is Arraial do Cabo, a surf spot 0.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 297 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is Santos Dumont Airport (SDU), 117 km away.

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Staying in Arraial do Cabo

297 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: Santos Dumont Airport (SDU), 117 km, Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG), 127 km, CAW, 159 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 Arraial do Cabo.

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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 Arraial do Cabo each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 4 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Arraial do Cabo 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

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Praia Brava - Pontal do Atalaia1.9 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft320 kJ

8 ft925 kJ

5 ft268 kJ

5 ft272 kJ

4 ft174 kJ

4 ft197 kJ

3 ft49 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Praia Brava - Pontal do Atalaia, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	43, fair	5 ft8 s	320kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	23°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 s	925kJ	wind from the south, 14 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	16, poor	5 ft7 s	268kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	46, fair	5 ft8 s	272kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	55, good	4 ft7 s	174kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots, offshore	22°C
Fri 23Oct	65, good	4 ft8 s	197kJ	wind from the north-east, 16 knots, offshore	24°C
Sat 24Oct	23, poor	3 ft5 s	49kJ	wind from the north-west, 6 knots	25°C

Praia Grande - Arraial do Cabo1.4 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft288 kJ

8 ft930 kJ

5 ft265 kJ

5 ft276 kJ

4 ft159 kJ

4 ft197 kJ

3 ft53 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Praia Grande - Arraial do Cabo, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	45, fair	5 ft8 shollow	288kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	23°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 smushy	930kJ	wind from the south, 14 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	15, poor	5 ft8 shollow	265kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	42, fair	5 ft8 shollow	276kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	57, good	4 ft7 shollow	159kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots, offshore	22°C
Fri 23Oct	56, good	4 ft8 shollow	197kJ	wind from the north-east, 16 knots, offshore	24°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	3 ft6 shollow	53kJ	wind from the north-west, 6 knots	25°C

Dunas do Peró - Cabo Frio -RJ14.4 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Cabo Frio, 6 km

4 ft235 kJ

6 ft363 kJ

5 ft194 kJ

4 ft173 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	4 ft8 ssoft	235kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	36, fair	6 ft8 ssoft	363kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	47, fair	5 ft7 smushy	194kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	51, good	4 ft7 smushy	173kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	4 ft8 smushy	147kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	23, poor	3 ft8 ssoft	144kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	24, too small	3 ft5 smushy	39kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, offshore	30°C

Praia do Forte - Cabo Frio9.1 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Cabo Frio

5 ft303 kJ

8 ft895 kJ

6 ft295 kJ

5 ft262 kJ

5 ft228 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	47, 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, 11 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	17, poor	6 ft7 smushy	295kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	42, fair	5 ft8 smushy	262kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	5 ft8 smushy	228kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	33, poor	4 ft8 ssoft	180kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	21, too small	3 ft5 smushy	40kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots, offshore	28°C

Praia Brava - Cabo Frio9.5 kmabout 20 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	47, 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, 11 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	16, poor	6 ft7 smushy	295kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	40, fair	5 ft8 smushy	262kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	33, poor	4 ft8 smushy	203kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	29, poor	4 ft8 scrumbling	180kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	26, too small	3 ft5 smushy	40kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots, offshore	28°C

Praia do Foguete - Cabo Frio4.3 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Cabo Frio, 6 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 do Foguete - Cabo Frio, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	45, fair	5 ft8 ssoft	303kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	23°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	895kJ	wind from the south, 14 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	14, poor	6 ft7 smushy	295kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	29, poor	5 ft8 smushy	262kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	19, poor	4 ft8 smushy	203kJ	wind from the east, 12 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	4 ft8 smushy	180kJ	wind from the north-east, 16 knots	24°C
Sat 24Oct	21, too small	3 ft5 smushy	40kJ	wind from the north-west, 6 knots	25°C

Arraial do Cabo0.3 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

4 ft173 kJ

5 ft331 kJ

4 ft182 kJ

4 ft147 kJ

3 ft123 kJ

3 ft108 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Arraial do Cabo, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	17, too small	4 ft8 smushy	173kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	23°C
Mon 19Oct	35, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	331kJ	wind from the south, 14 knots, offshore	23°C
Tue 20Oct	24, too small	4 ft7 smushy	182kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	4 ft8 smushy	147kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	5, too small	3 ft8 smushy	123kJ	wind from the east, 12 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	3, too small	3 ft8 smushy	108kJ	wind from the north-east, 16 knots	24°C
Sat 24Oct	7, too small	2 ft5 smushy	21kJ	wind from the north-west, 6 knots	25°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Arraial do Cabo, 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).

Places to eat near Arraial do Cabo

restaurante AGUA NA BOCABrazilian · 0.1 km from the centre
Smash do Cabo HamburgueriaBurger · 0.3 km from the centre
Pizzaria Uska GaloPizza · 0.4 km from the centre
Restaurante Deck dos AnjosBuffet · 0.4 km from the centre
Restaurante Flutuante do FornoSeafood · 0.4 km from the centre
Gordo PizzasPizza · 0.5 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