Praia do Pero surf break

Praia do Pero surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Saturday 16 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
23.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Praia do Pero today?

The current surf forecast for Praia do Pero at 3AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (17 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (17 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
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
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
7
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.6
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
358
307
307
364
302
295
289
235
235
231
181
174
130
98
96
70
68
70
67
102
57
87
123
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
15
ENE
25
WSW
20
W
10
WNW
15
NE
15
NE
10
WSW
20
SW
5
SE
0
E
0
ESE
5
NW
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:21AM0.92m
3:20PM1.13m
2:49AM0.90m
4:08PM1.07m
3:19AM0.89m
Low Tide
9:00PM0.22m
8:56AM0.01m
9:45PM0.31m
9:39AM0.00m
10:30PM0.41m
10:26AM0.02m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:13
5:13
1
Temp °C
23
23
22
22
22
22
24
25
24
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
25
26
24
23
22
21
23
25
25
21
22
24
23
23
25
23
26
26
25
25
24
23
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
S
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.6
S
13
Energy kJ
363
358
307
307
364
302
295
289
235
235
231
181
174
130
98
96
70
68
47
46
25
44
146
123
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
SE
12
0.2
E
7
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
S
18
0.8
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
S
17
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
S
14
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
Energy kJ
10
4
4
5
6
4
6
5
6
25
12
4
15
9
22
7
27
26
26
26
102
25
24
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
E
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.1
SE
16
0.1
S
19
0.1
SE
16
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.1
SE
14
0.4
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.3
S
21
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
4
5
9
10
7
10
9
46
43
70
67
7
57
87
78
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
7
0.6
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.9
ENE
4
1
ENE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.5
ENE
7
0.2
WSW
4
0.3
SW
2
0.2
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
5
0.8
SSW
9
0.5
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
1.3
SSW
9
Energy kJ
5
6
12
22
34
25
15
4
26
1
1
1
3
8
98
18
31
251
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
Distance (km)
17
0
2
2
2
17
23
17
17
0
0
0
2
2
0
13
0
0
0
0
0
158
243
158
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio de Janeiro
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
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