Rio das Ostras Beach — Near Costazul. Photo: Leandro Neumann Ciuffo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Rio das Ostras

Rio das Ostras is a town in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. From Rio das Ostras you can reach 3 surf spots. The nearest is Costazul, a surf spot 2.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 52 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is CAW, 113 km away.

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Staying in Rio das Ostras

52 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: CAW, 113 km, Santos Dumont Airport (SDU), 132 km, Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG), 138 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 Rio das Ostras.

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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. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Rio das Ostras too.

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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Pecado18.6 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Macaé, 5 km

4 ft188 kJ

3 ft74 kJ

2 ft46 kJ

2 ft65 kJ

2 ft69 kJ

3 ft74 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pecado, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	56, good	4 ft8 smushy	188kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	25°C
Mon 19Oct	25, too small	3 ft8 smushy	74kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	29, too small	2 ft7 smushy	46kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	35, too small	2 ft8 smushy	65kJ	wind from the south-east, 1 knot	23°C
Thu 22Oct	32, too small	2 ft8 smushy	69kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	36, fair	3 ft8 smushy	74kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	2 ft5 smushy	20kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	30°C

praia de unamar13.9 kmabout 25 min by car

4 ft164 kJ

2 ft59 kJ

2 ft58 kJ

2 ft63 kJ

2 ft64 kJ

2 ft61 kJ

3 ft31 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at praia de unamar, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	50, good	4 ft8 smushy	164kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	24°C
Mon 19Oct	28, too small	2 ft7 smushy	59kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	21, too small	2 ft8 smushy	58kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	23°C
Wed 21Oct	23, too small	2 ft8 smushy	63kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	2 ft8 smushy	64kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	2 ft7 smushy	61kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	28, too small	3 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots, offshore	30°C

Costazul2.2 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft103 kJ

2 ft48 kJ

2 ft22 kJ

1 ft21 kJ

2 ft25 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Costazul, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	43, fair	3 ft8 smushy	103kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	23°C
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	2 ft7 smushy	48kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	16, too small	2 ft7 smushy	22kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	14, too small	1 ft8 smushy	21kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	2 ft7 smushy	25kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	2 ft5 smushy	18kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	22, too small	2 ft5 smushy	20kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, offshore	28°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Rio das Ostras, 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 Rio das Ostras

Restaurante do DuduBuffet · 0.1 km from the centre
Bartrô Restaurante e BistrôBrazilian · 0.2 km from the centre
Dom VicentePizza · 0.2 km from the centre
PaulistaPizza · 0.2 km from the centre
Picanha da PraiaBrazilian · 0.2 km from the centre
República dos CamarõesSeafood · 0.2 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

Rio das Ostras, Brazil