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Pepino surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Pepino surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pepino sea temperature is
26.3° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Pepino today?
The current surf forecast for Pepino at 9PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Pepino. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 30 | 44 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 92 | 642 | 162 | 157 | 157 | 131 | 135 | 283 | 234 | 123 | 119 | 184 | 181 | 158 | 120 | 117 | 113 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:24PM 0.78 | 1:15AM 0.90 | 12:55PM 0.80 | 1:53AM 0.94 | 1:24PM 0.82 | 2:28AM 0.97 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:21PM 0.20 | 6:58AM 0.34 | 7:01PM 0.13 | 7:39AM 0.32 | 7:40PM 0.08 | 8:17AM 0.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:03 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 30 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 32 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 |
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