Praia do Pero surf break

Praia do Pero surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 28 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
23.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Praia do Pero today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Praia do Pero at 6AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (28 May)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (28 May)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
1.3
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
8
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
155
89
116
9
9
9
9
281
292
230
356
286
235
224
177
168
112
86
75
154
282
463
603
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
NNW
5
NW
0
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
High Tide
00:30AM0.89m
1:03PM0.98m
00:58AM0.91m
1:42PM1.00m
1:27AM0.91m
2:18PM1.02m
Low Tide
6:41AM0.21m
7:10PM0.30m
7:17AM0.15m
7:48PM0.30m
7:52AM0.10m
8:24PM0.32m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
5:09
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
21
20
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
20
20
21
21
21
21
17
17
17
17
19
19
20
21
21
20
20
21
21
19
19
19
20
21
20
20
22
20
20
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
1.3
SSW
9
1.3
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
8
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
9
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
1.2
S
8
1
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
Energy kJ
198
155
89
116
9
9
9
308
281
292
230
356
286
17
4
4
168
112
86
75
154
282
463
603
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
SSW
9
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.6
SSE
10
0.2
E
7
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
E
7
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
E
7
0.2
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
S
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
Energy kJ
16
9
9
9
4
4
8
9
8
5
80
4
17
4
17
4
13
34
22
4
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
E
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
9
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
4
8
9
9
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
17
4
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
5
1.5
SW
6
1.7
SW
6
1.7
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
9
1.6
SSW
10
1.5
SSW
10
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
Energy kJ
66
136
238
330
506
472
433
235
224
177
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
Distance (km)
294
313
243
158
158
243
13
4
0
0
0
0
0
12
12
12
12
0
0
0
0
12
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio de Janeiro
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
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