Praia das Dunas surf break

Praia das Dunas surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Thursday 26 Feb 2026 -03
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Praia das Dunas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Praia das Dunas sea temperature is
28.8° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Praia das Dunas today?

The current surf forecast for Praia das Dunas at 2AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm February 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (27 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (27 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s

Table - waves today at Praia das Dunas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SE
0.9
ENE
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
Period(s) (?)88889999999999999999991010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)821251441151031011017958525354544040313130303044454545
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:07AM
0.97
12:20PM
0.76
1:42AM
1.03
12:56PM
0.88
2:10AM
1.06
1:27PM
0.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:29PM
0.23
6:47AM
0.47
6:31PM
0.12
7:21AM
0.41
7:18PM
0.02
7:50AM
0.36
Thu
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise----5:41-------5:43-------5:43---
Sunset6:19-------6:17-------6:16-------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
155124331----------1----
Temp. °C252525252525252625252524252525252524242324242525
Feels °C (?)262827262525232422222220212121212221212021202121
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