Praia das Dunas surf break

Praia das Dunas surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Tuesday 07 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
26.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Praia das Dunas today?

The current surf forecast for Praia das Dunas at 3PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am April 07). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (07 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
ENE
1.7
S
1.7
S
0.6
E
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)171616814148131313131312121212121213121212128
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28126225592119511294678277167357348344435034428528523925923217717422045
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NNE
20
NNE
5
WNW
5
NE
15
SSW
10
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononglassonoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:20AM
0.86
5:30PM
0.84
4:51AM
0.79
6:33PM
0.75
5:35AM
0.73
10:12PM
0.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:17AM
0.22
11:55PM
0.51
12:14PM
0.29
1:17AM
0.57
1:44PM
0.35
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
Sunrise5:58-------5:58-------5:58-------
Sunset---5:42-------5:40-------5:39----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----------------1--1211
Temp. °C242525252525242423242829292625252626262626262524
Feels °C (?)262625242424232422242930302626282928282728292826
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