Beach forecast for Santa Teresa
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (GMT-3) · Río de Janeiro, Brazil Today, Thu, Oct 29 · GMT-3- Swimming
- Calm · 2.1 ft
- Water
- 75 °F · nice
- Max UV
- 6 · SPF 30
- Low tide
- 11:55 am
Today, Thursday, October 29, it's a fair beach day in Santa Teresa (5/10). The best hours are from 7:00 am to 12:00 pm: pleasant temperatures, little wind, water at 74 °F and low tide at 11:55 am, though with clouds and a chance of rain. The best day this week is Monday, November 2, at 8/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 5Fair beach day | 7:00 am–12:00 pm | Calm · 2.1 ft | 75 °F | 6 |
| Fri 30 | 6Fair beach day | 10:00 am–3:00 pm | Calm · 1.9 ft | 75 °F | 10 |
| Sat 31 | 6Fair beach day | 10:00 am–3:00 pm7:00–9:00 am | Calm · 2.1 ft | 75 °F | 7 |
| Sun 1 | 7Good beach day | 10:00 am–3:00 pm | Calm · 2.0 ft | 77 °F | 7 |
| Mon 2 | 8Good beach day | 8:00 am–1:00 pm | Calm · 1.8 ft | 77 °F | 6 |
| Tue 3 | 8Good beach day | 3:00–6:00 pm7:00 am–12:00 pm | Calm · 1.6 ft | 78 °F | — |
| Wed 4 | 7Good beach day | 6:00–11:00 am4:00–6:00 pm | Calm · 1.3 ft | 79 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
1 good hour- Feels like 80 °F: pleasant
- Almost no wind
- UV 6 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen
- Water at 74 °F (nice)
- Low tide at 11:55 am: more sand
- Cloudy (95% cloud cover)
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Calm · 2.1 ft
2.1 ft waves: calm for swimming. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 75 °F
Nice for swimming.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 6 · SPF 30
Max UV 6 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours.
- Wind 2 mph
Almost no wind.
- Tide & sand 11:55 am
Low tide at 11:55 am: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 4:31 am and 4:14 pm.
The best window, 7:00 am to 12:00 pm, brings pleasant temperatures, little wind, water at 74 °F and low tide at 11:55 am, though with clouds and a chance of rain.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:00 am | 4 | Overcast | 72 °F | 1 mph | 2.1 ft | 0 |
| 7:00 am | 5 | Overcast | 72 °F | 1 mph | 2.1 ft | 1 |
| 8:00 am | 5 | Overcast | 73 °F | 1 mph | 2.0 ft | 3 |
| 9:00 am | 5 | Overcast | 74 °F | 1 mph | 2.0 ft | 6 |
| 10:00 am | 6 | Overcast | 77 °F | 1 mph | 2.0 ft | 5 |
| 11:00 am | 6 | Overcast | 80 °F | 0 mph | 2.0 ft | 4 |
| 12:00 pm | 4 | Overcast | 81 °F | 0 mph | 2.0 ft | 4 |
| 1:00 pm | 4 | Drizzle | 81 °F | 1 mph | 2.0 ft | 4 |
| 2:00 pm | 3 | Drizzle | 80 °F | 2 mph | 2.0 ft | 4 |
| 3:00 pm | 2 | Drizzle | 79 °F | 2 mph | 2.0 ft | 2 |
| 4:00 pm | 2 | Drizzle | 79 °F | 0 mph | 2.0 ft | 1 |
| 5:00 pm | 2 | Drizzle | 78 °F | 2 mph | 2.1 ft | 0 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Santa Teresa
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- Prainha da Glória 1.3 mi · E
- Parking
- Praia da Esplanada Verde 1.3 mi · E
- Parking
- Praia do Flamengo 1.4 mi · SE
- Restrooms
- Parking
- Botafogo Beach 2.0 mi · S
- Parking
- Urca Beach 2.6 mi · SE
- Praia de Fora 2.8 mi · SE
- Parking
- Praia Vermelha 3.0 mi · SE
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
- Praia do Leme 3.5 mi · S
- Lifeguard
- Restrooms
- Parking
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 0 of 3, warmth 2.4 of 4, calm sea 1 of 1, water 1 of 1 and tide 0.9 of 1; minus rain 0.1.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Santa Teresa
Is it a beach day in Santa Teresa today?
A fair beach day: 5/10. Best from 7:00 am to 12:00 pm, with pleasant temperatures, little wind, water at 74 °F and low tide at 11:55 am, though with clouds and a chance of rain.
What are the swimming conditions in Santa Teresa today?
2.1 ft waves: calm for swimming. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Santa Teresa?
About 75 °F today: nice. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Santa Teresa today?
UV reaches 6 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat.
When is low tide in Santa Teresa?
Today low tide is at 11:55 am: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 4:31 am and 4:14 pm.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Santa Teresa?
Tomorrow, Friday, October 30: a fair beach day (6/10), best from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.
What beaches are near Santa Teresa?
Prainha da Glória (1.3 mi), Praia da Esplanada Verde (1.3 mi), Praia do Flamengo (1.4 mi), Botafogo Beach (2.0 mi) and Urca Beach (2.6 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
More about Santa Teresa today
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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0), the tide from Ilha Fiscal (Rio de Janeiro, TICON-4) and the sun from astronomy-engine. Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data