Gruta da sacristia, Maricá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — Near Ponta Negra - Maricá - RJ, 2 km away. Photo: Wilfredor, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

About Ponta Negra

Ponta Negra is a town in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. From Ponta Negra you can reach 1 surf spot. The nearest is Ponta Negra - Maricá - RJ, a surf spot 0.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 11 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is Santos Dumont Airport (SDU), 48 km away.

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Staying in Ponta Negra

11 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: Santos Dumont Airport (SDU), 48 km, Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG), 59 km, JDF, 147 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 Ponta Negra.

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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.

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.

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Ponta Negra - Maricá - RJ0.5 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft300 kJ

8 ft835 kJ

6 ft307 kJ

5 ft248 kJ

4 ft213 kJ

4 ft184 kJ

3 ft75 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ponta Negra - Maricá - RJ, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	43, fair	5 ft8 shollow	300kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	23°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 shollow	835kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	18, poor	6 ft7 shollow	307kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	42, fair	5 ft8 shollow	248kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	45, fair	4 ft8 shollow	213kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	60, good	4 ft8 shollow	184kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots, offshore	25°C
Sat 24Oct	28, too small	3 ft8 shollow	75kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	25°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Ponta Negra, 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 Ponta Negra

Peixaria da TitiaSeafood · 0.3 km from the centre
Kanoa BeachClub - Maricáin the centre
Pizzaria Ponto 160Pizza · 0.1 km from the centre
Trailer do BodeBrazilian · 0.1 km from the centre
Brisa de Ponta NegraBrazilian · 0.2 km from the centre
Porto Do LancheBrazilian · 0.4 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

Ponta Negra, Brazil