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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Where it is

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

Surf spots within 20 km of Macaé: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Cavaleiros3.8 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up4 ft240 kJwind from the east, 4 knots3 ft136 kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots3 ft93 kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots3 ft112 kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots3 ft112 kJwind from the north, 2 knots, offshore3 ft127 kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots3 ft25 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots
All readings for Cavaleiros: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cavaleiros, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct55, good4 ft8 scrumbling240kJwind from the east, 4 knots24°C
Mon 19Oct39, fair3 ft8 smushy136kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots24°C
Tue 20Oct48, good3 ft7 smushy93kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots22°C
Wed 21Oct51, good3 ft8 smushy112kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots23°C
Thu 22Oct45, fair3 ft8 smushy112kJwind from the north, 2 knots, offshore22°C
Fri 23Oct40, fair3 ft8 scrumbling127kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots26°C
Sat 24Oct25, too small3 ft5 smushy25kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots29°C
Pecado5.3 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up4 ft185 kJwind from the east, 4 knots3 ft74 kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots2 ft46 kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots2 ft65 kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots2 ft69 kJwind from the north, 2 knots, offshore3 ft90 kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots2 ft20 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots
All readings for Pecado: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pecado, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct58, good4 ft8 ssoft185kJwind from the east, 4 knots24°C
Mon 19Oct25, too small3 ft8 smushy74kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots24°C
Tue 20Oct29, too small2 ft7 smushy46kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots22°C
Wed 21Oct35, too small2 ft8 smushy65kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots23°C
Thu 22Oct32, too small2 ft8 smushy69kJwind from the north, 2 knots, offshore22°C
Fri 23Oct30, too small3 ft8 ssoft90kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots26°C
Sat 24Oct20, too small2 ft5 smushy20kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots29°C

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

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