Praia das Dunas surf break

Praia das Dunas surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Saturday 25 Apr 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
24.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Praia das Dunas today?

The current surf forecast for Praia das Dunas at 9AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.7
NE
5
0.4
S
10
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
168
163
73
104
103
94
86
85
83
23
35
41
41
41
29
64
19
20
20
25
28
51
49
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
20
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
NNW
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
11:35PM0.86m
10:04AM0.74m
00:08AM0.89m
11:18AM0.84m
00:33AM0.92m
12:04PM0.93m
Low Tide
4:36AM0.58m
4:41PM0.23m
5:27AM0.50m
5:39PM0.19m
6:06AM0.40m
6:23PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:05
6:05
6:05
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5:27
5:25
5:24
Temp °C
22
22
22
23
25
26
25
25
24
23
23
25
26
26
26
25
24
24
23
24
25
25
25
24
20
20
21
21
24
26
26
26
25
24
24
26
26
26
28
26
24
24
22
24
26
26
29
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
11
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.5
S
11
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
S
11
0.4
ENE
5
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
9
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
Energy kJ
98
168
163
57
104
103
94
86
85
14
57
8
41
41
41
29
38
75
52
49
25
28
51
49
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
S
12
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.6
S
11
0.5
E
5
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.5
SSW
9
0.5
E
7
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
Energy kJ
20
20
19
73
19
19
19
19
19
83
12
35
31
55
63
61
41
18
18
10
47
25
31
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
13
0.4
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
SW
10
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.4
E
8
0.4
SSW
9
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
Energy kJ
88
19
21
20
12
12
13
13
12
19
19
19
23
29
32
23
7
10
6
5
19
32
11
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.4
NE
3
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
Energy kJ
8
10
12
17
19
22
17
18
20
32
23
19
2
64
19
20
20
1
7
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
15
15
15
15
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
20
20
20
13
13
315
13
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio de Janeiro
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
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