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Praia do Pero Surf Forecast
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Praia do Pero surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.9° 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 5AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Praia do Pero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | ENE 6 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | |
284 | 235 | 231 | 181 | 174 | 130 | 127 | 96 | 70 | 68 | 70 | 104 | 102 | 57 | 85 | 14 | 188 | 573 | 735 | 1599 | 1963 | 2109 | 2276 | 1972 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 3:20PM1.13m | 2:49AM0.90m | 4:08PM1.07m | 3:19AM0.89m | 5:00PM0.98m | 3:53AM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45PM0.31m | 9:39AM0.00m | 10:30PM0.41m | 10:26AM0.02m | 11:16PM0.50m | 11:20AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
— | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
26 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
 kJ | 284 | 235 | 231 | 181 | 174 | 130 | 127 | 96 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 64 | 63 | 88 | 47 | 88 | 166 | 228 | 176 | 1599 | 1963 | 2109 | 2276 | 1972 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | E 7 | NE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 14 | ENE 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 15 | S 19 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 18 | 102 | 15 | 85 | 85 | 110 | 573 | 735 | 157 | 124 | 142 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | SE 11 | ENE 7 | SE 16 | ENE 7 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 7 | S 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | S 20 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 46 | 43 | 70 | 104 | 15 | 57 | 15 | 14 | 188 | 148 | 329 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 29 | 35 | 41 | 51 | 351 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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