Praia do Pero surf break

Praia do Pero surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Wednesday 27 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 (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Praia do Pero at 11AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (27 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (27 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

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
1.4
S
9
1.2
S
8
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
581
477
400
336
271
253
198
155
118
85
138
9
9
9
5
290
196
341
258
235
224
177
135
109
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
NE
15
SSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
10
S
5
S
0
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:21PM0.94m
00:30AM0.89m
1:03PM0.98m
00:58AM0.91m
1:42PM1.00m
1:27AM0.91m
Low Tide
6:02AM0.29m
6:29PM0.29m
6:41AM0.21m
7:10PM0.30m
7:17AM0.15m
7:48PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:09
5:09
5:09
Temp °C
21
21
24
24
23
22
21
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
21
20
20
21
22
22
21
22
21
21
21
21
26
24
22
21
18
17
17
17
18
19
20
20
21
20
20
21
20
19
19
21
21
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
1.4
S
9
1.2
S
8
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
0.2
SSE
13
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
7
Energy kJ
581
477
400
336
271
253
198
155
118
85
138
9
9
9
5
290
196
341
258
17
224
177
135
109
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
SE
8
0.2
E
7
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.7
S
10
0.2
E
7
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
E
7
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.3
SSE
10
Energy kJ
27
5
5
26
26
16
16
16
9
9
9
4
8
8
4
5
100
4
17
4
17
4
4
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
7
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
S
9
0.2
E
7
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
9
9
4
2
4
4
2
4
17
17
4
1
4
2
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
4
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
SW
2
0.6
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
1.2
SW
5
1.6
SW
6
1.7
SW
7
1.6
SSW
8
1.6
SSW
10
1.5
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
9
1.6
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
8
1.3
S
8
Energy kJ
8
48
42
1
10
28
68
155
293
323
471
407
386
340
385
211
235
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2
2
2
12
300
13
294
313
243
243
158
243
243
4
4
0
0
0
12
12
12
12
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio de Janeiro
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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