Praia do Pero surf break

Praia do Pero surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm 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 (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) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Praia do Pero at 2AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s 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)0.5ft (0.2m)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 Wed night, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
7
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
9
1
SSE
10
1.6
S
9
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
1
S
8
1.2
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
271
253
198
155
89
116
9
9
6
5
281
251
205
377
241
230
219
169
135
109
82
76
147
276
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
0
S
0
WSW
5
WNW
5
S
10
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
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-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
00:30AM0.89m
1:03PM0.98m
00:58AM0.91m
1:42PM1.00m
1:27AM0.91m
2:18PM1.02m
Low Tide
6:29PM0.29m
6:41AM0.21m
7:10PM0.30m
7:17AM0.15m
7:48PM0.30m
7:52AM0.10m
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clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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part cloud
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<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
Temp °C
23
22
21
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
21
22
22
21
22
21
21
21
20
21
21
22
20
18
17
17
17
18
19
20
21
20
20
19
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
22
21
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.2
E
7
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
1.4
SSW
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
9
1
SSE
10
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
8
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
E
7
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
1
S
8
1.2
SSE
10
Energy kJ
271
253
198
155
89
116
4
9
6
348
281
251
205
292
241
17
4
169
135
109
82
76
147
276
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
SE
8
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.9
SSW
8
0.3
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
E
7
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
E
7
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
S
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
Energy kJ
26
16
16
9
9
9
9
4
4
5
5
2
119
34
17
4
17
4
25
20
33
23
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
S
9
0.2
E
7
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
4
4
4
7
9
9
2
2
2
4
4
4
18
4
4
3
4
4
6
4
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
3
0.9
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.4
SW
6
1.7
SW
6
1.7
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
10
1.6
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
8
1.6
S
9
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
8
Energy kJ
4
28
55
119
230
365
587
539
452
211
377
230
219
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
271
271
294
313
243
158
158
243
243
130
0
0
0
0
13
12
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio de Janeiro
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
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