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Praia das Dunas in Rio de Janeiro Norte is a fairly exposed beach break that only works once in a while. Summer in particular tends to be flat. The best wind direction is from the southwest. Able to handle light onshore wind Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the east. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's often crowded here. Submerged rocks are a hazard.

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Overall Praia das Dunas Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Use this relief map to navigate to Brazil - Rio de Janeiro Norte surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Praia das Dunas

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Praia das Dunas:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Praia Grande	3 mi
Second closest break	Praia do Forte	3 mi
Third closest break	Ilha Do Pontal	4 mi
Fourth closest break	Praia Brava	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Praia Brava	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Praia das Dunas:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	763 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	2577 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	2676 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	2752 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	3076 mi
Tide stations nearest to Praia das Dunas:
Closest tide station	Cabo Frio, Brazil	6 mi
Second closest tide station	Armacao dos Buzios, Brazil	16 mi
Third closest tide station	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	74 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Itacurussa, Brazil	120 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Angra dos Reis, Brazil	145 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Praia das Dunas:
Closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1754 mi
Second closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	1809 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	1825 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	1828 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	1842 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Praia das Dunas:
Closest city location	Arraial do Cabo (Brazil)	3 mi
Second closest city location	Cabo Frio (Brazil)	3 mi
Third closest city location	Sao Pedro da Aldeia (Brazil)	7 mi
Fourth closest city location	Iguaba Grande (Brazil)	14 mi
Fifth closest city location	Armacao de Buzios (Brazil)	16 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Praia das Dunas is Santos Dumont (Rio De Janeiro) Airport (SDU) in Brazil, 115 km (71 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Praia das Dunas is Galeao Antonio Carlos Jobim (Rio De Janeiro) Airport (GIG), also in Brazil, 124 km (77 miles) away.
• Third is Bartolomeu Lisandro (Campos) Airport (CAW) in Brazil, 156 km (97 miles) away.
• Santa Cruz (Rio De Janeiro) Airport (STU) in Brazil is 172 km (107 miles) away.
• Francisco De Assis (Juiz De Fora) Airport (JDF), also in Brazil is the fifth nearest airport to Praia das Dunas and is 187 km (116 miles) away.