Ponta Negra - Maricá - RJ
Surf spot · Brazil
Is it worth the trip?
9Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 7 ft swell at 7 s, onshore wind, 22 kn (40 km/h)
Mon 2 · 10 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 47kJ
- Wind
- NE 10 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Tue 3 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 12kJ
- Wind
- NE 3 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Wed 4 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft12 shollow
- Energy
- 20kJ
- Wind
- E 4 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Thu 5 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 16kJ
- Wind
- N 4 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Fri 6 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 16kJ
- Wind
- SSW 8 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Sat 7 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 10kJ
- Wind
- ENE 8 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Sun 8 · 15 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 395kJ
- Wind
- WSW 22 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 113, too small
- Mon 210, too small
- Tue 36, too small
- Wed 46, too small
- Thu 57, too small
- Fri 67, too small
- Sat 76, too small
- Sun 815, poor
- Mon 947, fair
- Tue 1046, fair
The spot in five facts
- Faces Stakes swell from the S
- Offshore: Nwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 23 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 13, too small | 2 ft8 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 77kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots | 24°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 10, too small | 2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 47kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 10 knots, offshore | 26°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 6, too small | 1 ft10 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 12kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore | 24°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 6, too small | 1 ft12 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 20kJ | wind from the east, 4 knots | 25°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 7, too small | 2 ft5 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 16kJ | offshorewind from the north, 4 knots, offshore | 29°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 7, too small | 2 ft4 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 16kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots | 24°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 6, too small | 1 ft5 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 10kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots | 26°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 15, poor | 7 ft7 smushy8 ft at break (est.) | 395kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 22 knots | 24°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 47, fair | 7 ft8 smushy9 ft at break (est.) | 599kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots | 22°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 46, fair | 6 ft8 shollow7 ft at break (est.) | 385kJ | wind from the east, 2 knots | 22°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovLow 01:24 −0.4 mHigh 10:05 +0.2 mLow 14:52 +0.0 mHigh 18:20 +0.1 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 02:59 −0.3 mHigh 11:23 +0.3 mLow 16:15 +0.0 mHigh 20:54 +0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:20 −0.4 mHigh 12:06 +0.3 mLow 17:08 −0.1 mHigh 23:00 +0.2 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Ponta Negra - Maricá - RJ
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces S (191°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (11°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 14). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 22°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 26°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Ponta Negra, 0.5 km away (about 5 min by car).
Water about 23°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,050–US$2,000 each
about US$1,050–US$2,000 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to GIG, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$569–US$1,180 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$67–US$114 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$174–US$295 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$161–US$295 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$74–US$121 |
| Total | about US$1,050–US$2,000 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 2 towns
1 min by car · 11 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Ponta Negra its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Saquarema on Booking.com
36 min by car · 37 places to stay
About US$67 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 20h
About 20h door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → GIG, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), then 1h 20m by road
Flights MDW → GIG on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.