Macaé, Brazil
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About Macaé
Macaé is a town in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. From Macaé you can reach 2 surf spots. The nearest is Cavaleiros, a surf spot 3.8 km from the centre. Overture lists 52 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is CAW, 90 km away.
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Staying in Macaé
- 52 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: CAW, 90 km, Santos Dumont Airport (SDU), 153 km, Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG), 158 km
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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Macaé.
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Surf within 20 km
The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner 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 Macaé each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.
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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate
| Spot | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cavaleiros3.8 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up | 4 ft240 kJwind from the east, 4 knots | 3 ft136 kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots | 3 ft93 kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots | 3 ft112 kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots | 3 ft112 kJwind from the north, 2 knots, offshore | 3 ft127 kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots | 3 ft25 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots |
All readings for Cavaleiros: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Pecado5.3 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up | 4 ft185 kJwind from the east, 4 knots | 3 ft74 kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots | 2 ft46 kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots | 2 ft65 kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots | 2 ft69 kJwind from the north, 2 knots, offshore | 3 ft90 kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots | 2 ft20 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots |
All readings for Pecado: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Macaé, 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 Macaé
- Pizzaria ElitePizza · 0.4 km from the centre
- Tô MassasPizza · 0.4 km from the centre
- Restaurante e Chopperia Tudo de BomPizza · 0.6 km from the centre
- 2 em 1 BurgersBurger · 0.7 km from the centre
- Churrascaria Rosa AmarelaBarbecue · 0.7 km from the centre
- Rosa Amarela MacaenseBarbecue · 0.7 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