Dunas do Peró - Cabo Frio -RJ
Surf spot · Brazil
Is it worth the trip?
34Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: 4 ft swell at 6 s
Tue 3 · 54 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 103kJ
- Wind
- NE 4 kn
- Temp
- 31°C
Wed 4 · 36 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 41kJ
- Wind
- SW 3 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 30 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 28kJ
- Wind
- NE 3 kn
- Temp
- 35°C
Fri 6 · 18 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 30kJ
- Wind
- WSW 10 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 42kJ
- Wind
- NE 11 kn
- Temp
- 32°C
Sun 8 · 15 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 25kJ
- Wind
- WSW 15 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Mon 9 · 38 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 337kJ
- Wind
- SSW 6 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Tue 354, fair
- Wed 436, too small
- Thu 530, too small
- Fri 618, too small
- Sat 712, too small
- Sun 815, too small
- Mon 938, poor
- Tue 1036, poor
- Wed 1136, too small
- Thu 1213, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 3–13 ftof swell
- Water 23 °C2 mm shorty
- Best in Apr2 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 54, fair | 4 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 103kJ | wind from the north-east, 4 knots | 31°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 36, too small | 3 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 41kJ | wind from the south-west, 3 knots | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 30, too small | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 28kJ | wind from the north-east, 3 knots | 35°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 18, too small | 2 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 30kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 12, too small | 2 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 42kJ | wind from the north-east, 11 knots | 32°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 15, too small | 2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 25kJ | offshorewind from the west-south-west, 15 knots, offshore | 24°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 38, poor | 6 ft8 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 337kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots | 23°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 36, poor | 3 ft8 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 123kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots | 24°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 36, too small | 3 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 62kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots | 25°C |
| Thu 12Nov | 13, too small | 2 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 40kJ | wind from the north-east, 9 knots | 25°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:19 −0.4 mHigh 11:47 +0.3 mLow 17:00 −0.1 mHigh 22:49 +0.3 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 05:20 −0.4 mHigh 12:19 +0.3 mLow 17:42 −0.2 mHigh 23:45 +0.4 m
- Thu 5 NovLow 06:09 −0.5 mHigh 12:43 +0.3 mLow 18:19 −0.3 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best in Apr
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Dunas do Peró - Cabo Frio -RJ
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (115°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (295°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–13 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.1 km out (1 in 109). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 21°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 25°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually April, with about 2 good days in 7; in September and October, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Cabo Frio, 5.7 km away (16 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.
Water about 23°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,050–US$2,000 each
about US$1,050–US$2,000 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 3 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to GIG, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$570–US$1,180 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$67–US$114 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$174–US$295 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$161–US$295 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$74–US$121 |
| Total | about US$1,050–US$2,000 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
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about US$67/nightcountry average
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About US$67 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 3 November 2026.
Getting there: about 21h 10m
About 21h 10m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → GIG, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), then 2h 30m by road
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