Ponta Negra, Brazil

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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 experts: 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 expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them.

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.

Surf spots within 20 km of Ponta Negra: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Ponta Negra - Maricá - RJ0.5 kmabout 5 min by car8 ft749 kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, fair6 ft364 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, fair5 ft245 kJwind from the east, 4 knots, too small5 ft274 kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, too small4 ft204 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small2 ft50 kJwind from the west, 4 knots, too small3 ft54 kJwind from the east, 8 knots, too small
All readings for Ponta Negra - Maricá - RJ: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Ponta Negra - Maricá - RJ, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct44, fair8 ft8 scrumbling749kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots22°C
Tue 20Oct41, fair6 ft7 smushy364kJwind from the south, 2 knots22°C
Wed 21Oct31, too small5 ft8 shollow245kJwind from the east, 4 knots23°C
Thu 22Oct29, too small5 ft8 shollow274kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots22°C
Fri 23Oct24, too small4 ft9 shollow204kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore25°C
Sat 24Oct11, too small2 ft8 shollow50kJwind from the west, 4 knots25°C
Sun 25Oct12, too small3 ft6 shollow54kJwind from the east, 8 knots26°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