Praia do Pero surf break

Praia do Pero surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 -03
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Praia do Pero surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Praia do Pero sea temperature is
25.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Praia do Pero today?

The current surf forecast for Praia do Pero at 9PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (05 May)7ft (2.1m)14s

Table - waves today at Praia do Pero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.3
S
15
2.1
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.9
S
11
1.1
E
7
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3483
2799
2276
1822
1472
1285
932
784
673
572
463
353
287
282
225
175
202
118
118
116
107
108
111
119
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:41PM0.92m
4:06AM0.87m
5:26PM0.86m
4:47AM0.83m
6:29PM0.80m
5:40AM0.78m
Low Tide
10:25AM0.13m
10:59PM0.44m
11:11AM0.19m
11:50PM0.49m
12:09PM0.24m
00:58AM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:09
6:09
6:09
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5:20
5:19
5:17
5:17
Temp °C
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
23
25
24
24
24
23
22
22
23
25
25
25
23
23
23
22
24
20
21
21
22
21
21
22
22
25
23
24
24
24
22
22
22
23
23
23
21
20
20
19
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.3
S
15
2.1
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
E
7
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
Energy kJ
3483
2799
2276
1822
1472
1285
932
784
673
572
463
353
287
282
225
79
160
118
118
116
87
90
98
67
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.2
S
15
0.3
S
14
Energy kJ
21
31
80
83
61
80
98
83
81
62
175
202
17
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
E
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
8
1
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.3
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
Energy kJ
64
18
27
25
18
89
114
108
100
113
87
81
107
108
111
119
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
51
76
76
66
6
2
2
2
66
76
23
17
2
2
6
55
66
76
76
66
66
55
55
55
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio de Janeiro
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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