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          Arpoador Surf Report and Forecast

          Spot Location: South America > Brazil - South > South Brazil > Rio de Janeiro

          Current Surf Report for Arpoador

          All times BRT unless otherwise stated.

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          0.5-0.8m

          Solid Star Solid Star

          Knee High - Waist High

          6kph Light, Offshore

          Primary Swell
          1.2m at 11s135.96°

          Mostly SunnyAir 20°cSea 23°c

          Today's Tide - ArpoadorToday's Tide Legend - Arpoador
          High 3:41AM1.2m
          Low10:23AM0.2m
          High 4:19PM1.2m
          Low10:58PM0.5m
          First Light 5:57AM
          Sunrise 6:21AM
          Sunset 5:17PM
          Last Light 5:41PM

          Tide Location Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 9.9779328km away Help

          About Arpoador

          Arpoador is Brazil?s surfing birthplace and usually entertains the best surf of the Zona Sul (South Side), easily recognised by its giant rock lookout. On medium to big E swell, lefts can reach 10ft (3m) and the best way to avoid thick crowds is to come surfing at night... more

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          A detailed long range Arpoador Surf forecast, surf report and (where available) surf webcams. This surf forecast will be useful for both Arpoador and nearby surf spots in the Brazil - South area. The information here is carefully calibrated and checked, please do read the surf forecasting help information first which will give you a good idea how to start interpreting this information.

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             Edit Arpoador Surf Wind (+ Gusts)WeatherPrimary SwellSecondary SwellProb.
          Wed23/05 12am 0.6-1m Solid Star Solid Star Solid Star 14 16 kphOvercast21°c 1.4m12s137.71°     N/A
          3am 0.6-1m Solid Star Solid Star 11 13 kphOvercast21°c 1.4m12s137.29°     100%
          6am 0.6-0.9m Solid Star Solid Star 11 11 kphMostly Cloudy20°c 1.2m12s136.64°     100%
          9am 0.5-0.8m Solid Star Solid Star 6 8 kphMostly Sunny20°c 1.2m11s135.96°     100%
          12pm 0.5-0.8m Solid Star Solid Star 5 5 kphSunny23°c 1.2m11s134.9°     100%
          3pm 0.5-0.7m Solid Star Solid Star 13 14 kphSunny24°c 1.1m11s133.69°     100%
          6pm 0.4-0.6m Solid Star Solid Star 19 24 kphClear23°c 1.1m11s130.09°     100%
          9pm 0.3-0.5m Solid Star Solid Star 19 24 kphClear22°c 1.1m11s126.39°     100%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Arpoador
          High 3:41AM1.2m
          Low10:23AM0.2m
          High 4:19PM1.2m
          Low10:58PM0.5m
          First Light 5:57AM
          Sunrise 6:21AM
          Sunset 5:17PM
          Last Light 5:41PM
          Thu24/05 12am 0.3-0.5m Solid Star 18 21 kphClear21°c 1.1m10s124.41° 0.1m13s   100%
          3am 0.3-0.4m Solid Star 14 18 kphMostly Clear21°c 1.1m10s124.21° 0.1m12s   100%
          6am 0.3-0.4m Solid Star 13 13 kphMostly Cloudy20°c 0.9m10s124.86° 0.1m12s   100%
          9am 0.3-0.4m Solid Star 10 11 kphMostly Sunny20°c 0.9m10s125.98° 0.1m11s   100%
          12pm 0.3-0.4m Solid Star 8 11 kphOvercast24°c 0.9m10s126.78° 0.2m11s   100%
          3pm 0.3-0.4m Solid Star 13 13 kphOvercast25°c 0.8m10s126.76° 0.2m11s   100%
          6pm 0.3-0.4m Solid Star 18 21 kphThundery24°c 0.2m11s194.12° 0.8m10s   100%
          9pm 0.3-0.4m Solid Star 16 19 kphOvercast23°c 0.2m10s194.16° 0.9m10s   100%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Arpoador
          High 4:15AM1.1m
          Low10:50AM0.3m
          High 5:01PM1.2m
          First Light 5:57AM
          Sunrise 6:22AM
          Sunset 5:17PM
          Last Light 5:41PM
          Fri25/05 12am 0.3-0.4m Solid Star 13 14 kphMostly Cloudy23°c 0.2m10s194.91° 0.9m10s   100%
          3am 0.2-0.4m 11 11 kphMostly Cloudy22°c 0.4m9s140.84° 0.8m7s   100%
          6am 0.2-0.4m 11 13 kphMostly Clear21°c 0.4m9s140.55° 0.8m8s   100%
          9am 0.2-0.4m 10 13 kphMostly Cloudy21°c 0.4m9s140.49° 0.8m8s   100%
          12pm 0.2-0.4m 3 6 kphMostly Sunny25°c 0.4m9s139.77° 0.8m7s   100%
          3pm 0.2-0.4m 3 3 kphMostly Sunny26°c 0.4m9s139.72° 0.8m7s   100%
          6pm 0.2-0.4m 8 10 kphThundery25°c 0.4m9s139.51° 0.8m7s   100%
          9pm 0.2-0.3m 8 10 kphMostly Clear25°c 0.4m9s139.98° 0.8m8s   100%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Arpoador
          Low12:14AM0.6m
          High 4:54AM1.1m
          Low12:02PM0.3m
          High 5:59PM1.2m
          First Light 5:58AM
          Sunrise 6:22AM
          Sunset 5:17PM
          Last Light 5:41PM
          Sat26/05 12am 0.2-0.3m 11 13 kphClear23°c 0.4m9s139.74° 0.6m8s   100%
          3am 0.2-0.3m 13 14 kphMostly Clear21°c 0.4m9s139.54° 0.6m7s   100%
          6am 0.2-0.4m 11 13 kphMostly Cloudy20°c 0.4m9s139.05° 0.6m7s   100%
          9am 0.4-0.6m Solid Star Solid Star 10 11 kphMostly Sunny20°c 0.4m17s144.09° 0.6m7s   100%
          12pm 0.4-0.6m Solid Star Faded Star 13 14 kphSunny23°c 0.5m16s143.36° 0.6m7s   100%
          3pm 0.4-0.6m Faded Star Faded Star 14 16 kphSunny24°c 0.5m16s142.53° 0.5m7s   90%
          6pm 0.4-0.6m Solid Star Faded Star 13 14 kphClear23°c 0.5m15s141.95° 0.5m7s   90%
          9pm 0.4-0.7m Solid Star Solid Star 10 11 kphClear22°c 0.6m15s141.65° 0.5m7s   95%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Arpoador
          Low 1:20AM0.6m
          High 5:49AM1.1m
          Low 1:18PM0.4m
          High 7:02PM1.1m
          First Light 5:58AM
          Sunrise 6:22AM
          Sunset 5:16PM
          Last Light 5:41PM
          Sun27/05 12am 0.6-0.9m Solid Star Solid Star 10 10 kphClear21°c 0.5m12s190.64° 0.6m15s   95%
          3am 0.6-0.9m Solid Star Solid Star 10 11 kphClear21°c 0.5m11s190.04° 0.8m14s   100%
          6am 0.6-0.9m Solid Star Solid Star 10 10 kphClear21°c 0.5m11s192.49° 0.8m14s   100%
          9am 0.5-0.8m Solid Star Solid Star 6 6 kphSunny22°c 0.5m11s193.25° 0.8m14s   100%
          12pm 0.5-0.8m Solid Star Faded Star 10 10 kphMostly Sunny23°c 0.5m11s193.79° 0.8m14s   100%
          3pm 0.5-0.8m Solid Star Faded Star 11 11 kphSunny23°c 0.8m14s140.59° 0.5m10s   100%
          6pm 0.5-0.8m Solid Star Solid Star 8 10 kphClear22°c 0.5m10s194.43° 0.8m14s   100%
          9pm 0.5-0.7m Solid Star Solid Star 6 8 kphClear22°c 0.8m13s140.31° 0.4m8s   95%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Arpoador
          Low 2:07AM0.6m
          High 6:55AM1.1m
          Low 2:08PM0.4m
          High 7:52PM1.1m
          First Light 5:59AM
          Sunrise 6:23AM
          Sunset 5:16PM
          Last Light 5:40PM
          Mon28/05 12am 0.5-0.7m Solid Star Solid Star 3 3 kphClear21°c 0.8m13s139.82° 0.4m8s   95%
          3am 0.5-0.7m Solid Star Solid Star 5 6 kphClear21°c 0.8m13s139.98° 0.4m7s   95%
          6am 0.4-0.7m Solid Star Solid Star 6 6 kphMostly Cloudy22°c 0.8m13s139.42° 0.4m7s   95%
          9am 0.5-0.8m Solid Star Solid Star 2 2 kphMostly Sunny22°c 0.5m11s191.72° 0.8m13s   95%
          12pm 0.5-0.8m Solid Star Solid Star 2 2 kphMostly Sunny24°c 0.5m11s192.03° 0.8m14s   95%
          3pm 0.5-0.7m Solid Star Faded Star 11 11 kphMostly Sunny24°c 0.5m10s191.44° 0.8m14s   90%
          6pm 0.5-0.7m Solid Star Solid Star 13 14 kphMostly Clear23°c 0.5m10s191.42° 0.6m14s   90%
          9pm 0.4-0.7m Solid Star Solid Star 8 10 kphThundery23°c 0.4m10s192.44° 0.6m13s   90%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Arpoador
          Low 3:13AM0.6m
          High 7:48AM1m
          Low 3:28PM0.4m
          High 8:44PM1m
          First Light 5:59AM
          Sunrise 6:23AM
          Sunset 5:16PM
          Last Light 5:40PM
          Tue29/05 12am 0.5-0.7m Solid Star Solid Star 8 8 kphClear24°c 0.4m10s191.74° 0.6m13s   90%
          3am 0.4-0.7m Solid Star Solid Star 6 6 kphClear24°c 0.4m10s192.12° 0.6m13s   40%
          6am 0.4-0.7m Solid Star Solid Star 8 8 kphClear23°c 0.4m10s192.8° 0.5m13s   40%
          9am 0.5-0.7m Solid Star 6 8 kphSunny23°c 0.4m12s179.6° 0.5m13s   25%
          12pm 0.5-0.8m Solid Star 5 6 kphSunny25°c 0.4m12s182.16° 0.5m13s   25%
          3pm 0.5-0.7m Solid Star 8 10 kphSunny25°c 0.4m11s181.75° 0.5m13s   24%
          6pm 0.5-0.9m Solid Star 6 6 kphClear23°c 0.5m11s186.25° 0.4m13s   24%
          9pm 0.5-0.9m Solid Star 2 2 kphClear23°c 0.5m11s185.92° 0.4m13s   52%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Arpoador
          Low 4:46AM0.6m
          High 8:47AM1m
          Low 5:00PM0.4m
          High10:06PM1m
          First Light 5:59AM
          Sunrise 6:24AM
          Sunset 5:16PM
          Last Light 5:40PM

          Extended Surf Forecast for Rio de Janeiro Area
          Wed30/05 12am 0.9-1.4m Solid Star Solid Star 10 11 kphClear23°c 1.1m11s175.91° 0.3m7s   52%
          3am 0.8-1.2m Solid Star Solid Star 10 11 kphClear22°c 0.9m11s184.55° 0.4m6s   57%
          6am 0.8-1.2m Solid Star Solid Star 10 11 kphClear22°c 0.9m11s184.55° 0.4m6s   57%
          9am 0.6-0.9m Solid Star 10 11 kphSunny22°c 0.6m10s187.03° 0.4m12s   40%
          12pm 0.6-0.9m Solid Star 10 11 kphSunny22°c 0.6m10s187.03° 0.4m12s   40%
          3pm 1-1.6m Solid Star Solid Star 5 6 kphSunny25°c 1.5m10s164.12° 0.3m8s   15%
          6pm 1-1.6m Solid Star Solid Star 5 6 kphSunny25°c 1.5m10s164.12° 0.3m8s   15%
          9pm 1.2-1.8m Solid Star Solid Star 8 9 kphMostly Clear23°c 1.5m10s195.28° 0.3m8s   24%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Arpoador
          Low 5:34AM0.5m
          High10:24AM1m
          Low 5:51PM0.3m
          High11:13PM1m
          First Light 6:00AM
          Sunrise 6:24AM
          Sunset 5:16PM
          Last Light 5:40PM
          Thu31/05 12am 1.2-1.8m Solid Star Solid Star 8 9 kphMostly Clear23°c 1.5m10s195.28° 0.3m8s   24%
          3am 0.7-1.1m Solid Star 14 15 kphThundery Showers24°c 0.8m9s192.72° 0.3m7s   28%
          6am 0.7-1.1m Solid Star 14 15 kphThundery Showers24°c 0.8m9s192.72° 0.3m7s   28%
          9am 0.5-0.8m Solid Star Solid Star 10 11 kphMostly Sunny24°c 0.4m14s189.79° 0.5m9s   23%
          12pm 0.5-0.8m Solid Star Solid Star 10 11 kphMostly Sunny24°c 0.4m14s189.79° 0.5m9s   23%
          3pm 1.4-2.3m Solid Star Solid Star Faded Star 10 11 kphMostly Sunny24°c 2.1m10s183.61°     11%
          6pm 1.4-2.3m Solid Star Solid Star Faded Star 10 11 kphMostly Sunny24°c 2.1m10s183.61°     11%
          9pm 1.4-2.1m Solid Star Solid Star Solid Star 10 11 kphMostly Clear23°c 2m10s180.09°     9%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Arpoador
          Low 6:13AM0.3m
          High11:33AM1.1m
          Low 6:38PM0.3m
          High11:53PM1m
          First Light 6:00AM
          Sunrise 6:25AM
          Sunset 5:16PM
          Last Light 5:40PM
          Fri01/06 12am 1.4-2.1m Solid Star Solid Star Solid Star 10 11 kphMostly Clear23°c 2m10s180.09°     9%
          3am 1.4-2.1m Solid Star Solid Star Solid Star 10 11 kphMostly Clear23°c 2m11s176.03°     25%
          6am 1.4-2.1m Solid Star Solid Star Solid Star 10 11 kphMostly Clear23°c 2m11s176.03°     25%
          9am 1.3-2.1m Solid Star Solid Star Solid Star 3 3 kphSunny24°c 2m11s172.26°     21%
          12pm 1.3-2.1m Solid Star Solid Star Solid Star 3 3 kphSunny24°c 2m11s172.26°     21%
          3pm 1.3-2m Solid Star Solid Star Solid Star 6 7 kphSunny24°c 1.8m11s169.36°     28%
          6pm 1.3-2m Solid Star Solid Star Solid Star 6 7 kphSunny24°c 1.8m11s169.36°     28%
          9pm 1.4-2.2m Solid Star Solid Star Solid Star 16 18 kphBrief Thundery Showers25°c 2m11s193.23° 0.2m7s   34%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Arpoador
          Low 6:55AM0.2m
          High12:22PM1.1m
          Low 7:34PM0.3m
          First Light 6:01AM
          Sunrise 6:25AM
          Sunset 5:16PM
          Last Light 5:40PM

          Next Update Expected: 1hrs
          Last Model Run: 22 May 21:00:00PM local time (BRT). 23 May 00:00:00AM GMT.

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