Around Paraty, Brazil 2018 224 — Praia Brava de Angra dos Reis. Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Mambucaba

Mambucaba is a town in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. From Mambucaba you can reach 2 surf spots. The nearest is Mambucaba, a surf spot 2.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 25 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG), 132 km away.

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Staying in Mambucaba

25 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG), 132 km, Santos Dumont Airport (SDU), 139 km, SJK, 139 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 Mambucaba.

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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 Mambucaba each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for beginnersUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

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Praia Brava de Angra dos Reis4.2 kmabout 10 min by car

3 ft76 kJ

3 ft85 kJ

2 ft60 kJ

3 ft81 kJ

2 ft60 kJ

2 ft51 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Praia Brava de Angra dos Reis, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	59, good	3 ft8 scrumbling	76kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	27, poor	3 ft8 smushy	85kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	62, good	2 ft8 smushy	60kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	53, good	3 ft7 smushy	81kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot	22°C
Thu 22Oct	64, good	2 ft7 smushy	60kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots, offshore	22°C
Fri 23Oct	65, good	2 ft8 smushy	51kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	57, good	2 ft7 smushy	30kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	24°C

Mambucaba2.4 kmabout 5 min by car

2 ft28 kJ

2 ft43 kJ

2 ft25 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

1 ft8 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Mambucaba, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	29, too small	2 ft8 smushy	28kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	23°C
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	2 ft8 ssoft	43kJ	wind from the south-west, 1 knot	20°C
Tue 20Oct	31, too small	2 ft6 smushy	25kJ	wind from the west, 0 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	34, too small	2 ft7 smushy	28kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	31, too small	2 ft5 smushy	15kJ	wind from the north, 0 knots, offshore	21°C
Fri 23Oct	32, too small	2 ft5 smushy	18kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot	23°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	1 ft5 smushy	8kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot, offshore	26°C

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

Bar MaresiaBurger · 0.1 km from the centre
Buzz BurgersBurger · 1.7 km from the centre
Paladare Italiano Restaurante e PizzariaItalian · 1.7 km from the centre
Sushi do felixJapanese · 1.9 km from the centre
Dunga BurgBurger · 2.0 km from the centre
Doriel Bar BeachSeafood · 0.1 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

Mambucaba, Brazil