Cabo Frio, Brazil

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About Cabo Frio

Cabo Frio is a town in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. From Cabo Frio you can reach 9 surf spots and 2 sailing spots. The nearest is Costa Azul Iate Clube, a sailing spot 0.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 234 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 Cabo Frio

234 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), 126 km, CAW, 151 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 Cabo Frio.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Cabo Frio each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 5 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Cabo Frio 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 Atalaia11.4 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Arraial do Cabo, 2 km

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 Cabo10.7 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Arraial do Cabo, 1 km

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 -RJ5.7 kmabout 10 min by car

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

Laje da Rasa17.8 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Armação dos Búzios, 9 km

4 ft164 kJ

3 ft93 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	53, good	4 ft8 smushy	164kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	35, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	93kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots, offshore	24°C
Tue 20Oct	25, too small	2 ft8 smushy	58kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	23°C
Wed 21Oct	24, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	57kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	19, too small	2 ft8 smushy	64kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	2 ft7 smushy	61kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	25°C
Sat 24Oct	34, too small	3 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, offshore	30°C

Geriba15.8 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Armação dos Búzios, 3 km

5 ft266 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	5 ft8 ssoft	266kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	23°C
Mon 19Oct	25, poor	6 ft8 smushy	363kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	46, fair	5 ft7 smushy	214kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	50, good	4 ft7 smushy	173kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	42, fair	4 ft8 smushy	156kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	31, poor	3 ft8 ssoft	144kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	24°C
Sat 24Oct	24, poor	3 ft5 smushy	39kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots, offshore	27°C

Praia do Forte - Cabo Frio0.7 kmabout 5 min by car

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 Frio2.2 kmabout 5 min by car

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 Frio5.8 kmabout 10 min by car

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 Cabo9.6 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Arraial do CaboNeeds 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 Cabo Frio, 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).

Sailing near Cabo Frio

Costa Azul Iate Clube 0.4 km · stays here
Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro 1.4 km · stays here

Places to eat near Cabo Frio

Cabo GrillBrazilian · in the centre
Chico's RestauranteBrazilian · 0.1 km from the centre
Love Salad Cabo FrioSalad bar · 0.1 km from the centre
Encontro do ChurrascoBarbecue · 0.2 km from the centre
Mamma Flora Pizzaria DeliveryPizza · 0.2 km from the centre
Restaurante PaladarBuffet · 0.2 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