Praia do Pero surf break

Praia do Pero surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 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 1PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-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

Mostly dry. 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 Fri night).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.9
SSE
10
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
1
S
8
0.9
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
116
9
9
9
9
281
167
354
313
247
235
191
177
142
112
84
82
144
149
356
544
653
769
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
5
S
0
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNE
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:03PM0.98m
00:58AM0.91m
1:42PM1.00m
1:27AM0.91m
2:18PM1.02m
1:55AM0.91m
Low Tide
6:41AM0.21m
7:10PM0.30m
7:17AM0.15m
7:48PM0.30m
7:52AM0.10m
8:24PM0.32m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
5:09
5:09
Temp °C
21
21
22
22
21
21
20
20
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
20
20
21
21
21
21
20
19
17
17
18
19
19
20
19
19
20
20
20
19
20
19
21
21
20
20
21
20
20
21
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
SSW
8
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
0.2
SSE
13
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
1
S
8
0.9
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
11
Energy kJ
89
116
9
9
9
302
281
137
354
313
247
17
191
177
142
112
84
82
144
149
356
544
653
769
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.9
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
E
7
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.6
S
7
0.2
E
7
0.6
S
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
Energy kJ
9
9
4
4
4
9
5
167
18
17
17
4
17
4
4
20
34
37
4
37
4
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
13
0.1
S
9
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
S
16
0.2
E
7
0.1
S
16
0.2
ENE
7
Energy kJ
9
9
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
4
4
3
4
3
2
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
6
1.7
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
10
1.5
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
9
1.6
SSW
9
1.3
SSW
9
1.3
S
8
Energy kJ
223
330
563
528
408
520
397
273
235
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
243
158
158
243
13
130
0
0
0
0
0
12
12
12
0
0
0
0
0
12
2
2
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
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
7
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
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