About Atafona

Atafona is a town in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. From Atafona you can reach 2 surf spots. The nearest is atafona - sao joao da barra, a surf spot 1 km from the centre. Overture lists 9 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is CAW, 30 km away.

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Staying in Atafona

9 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: CAW, 30 km, VIX, 171 km, IZA, 223 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 Atafona.

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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. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Atafona too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Mon 19

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Grussaí7.1 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Grussaí

2 ft57 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

2 ft27 kJ

2 ft44 kJ

2 ft54 kJ

3 ft40 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Grussaí, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	2 ft8 shollow	57kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	13, too small	2 ft8 shollow	30kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	24°C
Wed 21Oct	15, too small	2 ft7 shollow	27kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	2 ft7 shollow	44kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	12, too small	2 ft7 shollow	54kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	38, fair	3 ft5 smushy	40kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots	29°C
Sun 25Oct	14, too small	2 ft5 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	28°C

atafona - sao joao da barra1 kmabout 5 min by car

2 ft57 kJ

2 ft26 kJ

2 ft43 kJ

2 ft42 kJ

3 ft32 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at atafona - sao joao da barra, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	2 ft8 shollow	57kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	12, too small	2 ft8 shollow	26kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	24°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	2 ft7 shollow	26kJ	wind from the south-east, 7 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	2 ft7 smushy	43kJ	wind from the east, 12 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	2 ft7 smushy	42kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots	24°C
Sat 24Oct	38, fair	3 ft5 smushy	32kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore	26°C
Sun 25Oct	13, too small	2 ft5 shollow	13kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	26°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Atafona, 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 Atafona

Quiosque do NelsonBrazilian · 0.8 km from the centre
Dacurva Gourmet Pizzaria e PastelariaPizza · 1.3 km from the centre
Restaurante da Deni0.8 km from the centre
Quiosque do JoelBrazilian · 1.5 km from the centre
Restaurante do DidiPizza · 1.6 km from the centre
Dom Peixe RestauranteSeafood · 1.7 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

Atafona, Brazil