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To the west of Rio is a region with a concentration of high-class hotels and condos and from Barra da Tijuca, a magnificent beach extends along Avenida Semambetiba up to Recreio. Further west is the cove at Prainha, which has summed up the Brazilian surf experience for decades and scene of many contests. Restinga de Marambaia represents 40kms (25mi) of mostly off-limits beachbreaks because of military restrictions followed by Rio's westernmost surf located on Ilha Grande.
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56%
12%
44%
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18%
32%
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64%
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42%
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78%
34%
44%
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91%
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46%
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80%
37%
43%
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86%
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53%
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83%
27%
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51%
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71%
14%
57%
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64%
14%
50%
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59%
12%
47%
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This graph shows the percentage of days that had a ridable wind swell (7 seconds period or more) or groundswell (10 seconds period or more) of over 3ft. It also shows the dominant wind direction. Not all of these days will neccessarily give great surf, and very short lived wind swells or longer period secondary swells may produce surf not recorded, but it gives a clear idea of the seasonal trend and a rough guide to the chances of scoring something ridable.
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