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

Spot

Mon 19

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praia de unamar13.9 kmabout 25 min by car

3 ft101 kJ

2 ft58 kJ

2 ft63 kJ

3 ft89 kJ

3 ft73 kJ

3 ft40 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at praia de unamar, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	35, too small	3 ft8 smushy	101kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	20, 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-south-east, 4 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	21, too small	3 ft8 smushy	89kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	3 ft7 smushy	73kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	38, fair	3 ft4 smushy	40kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	30°C
Sun 25Oct	8, too small	2 ft6 smushy	20kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	28°C

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

3 ft86 kJ

2 ft48 kJ

2 ft63 kJ

3 ft93 kJ

3 ft59 kJ

3 ft27 kJ

2 ft24 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pecado, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	27, too small	3 ft8 smushy	86kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	2 ft8 smushy	48kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	22°C
Wed 21Oct	34, too small	2 ft8 smushy	63kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	23°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	3 ft8 ssoft	93kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	31, too small	3 ft6 smushy	59kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	26, too small	3 ft4 smushy	27kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	29°C
Sun 25Oct	14, too small	2 ft7 smushy	24kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	28°C

Costazul2.2 kmabout 5 min by car

2 ft48 kJ

2 ft24 kJ

1 ft21 kJ

2 ft29 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

3 ft27 kJ

1 ft12 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Costazul, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	21, too small	2 ft8 smushy	48kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	2 ft7 smushy	24kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	14, too small	1 ft8 smushy	21kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	13, too small	2 ft8 smushy	29kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	2 ft4 smushy	18kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	24°C
Sat 24Oct	31, too small	3 ft4 smushy	27kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots, offshore	26°C
Sun 25Oct	7, too small	1 ft6 smushy	12kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots	26°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