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Praia das Dunas surf break

Praia das Dunas surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Friday 30 Jan 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
26.0° C
 (Which is 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 12AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm January 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (31 Jan)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (31 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
NE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
NE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)7766666616161515151414141313131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21579941095545453251100176172222226213261253246298298345277273260
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
20
NE
20
NE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
SW
15
SSW
5
S
5
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
NW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassononcross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffglassglassonononcross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		glassglassoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:25AM
1.09
1:38PM
0.93
2:58AM
1.10
2:10PM
1.01
3:26AM
1.08
2:42PM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:28PM
0.02
8:13AM
0.36
8:12PM
-0.06
8:45AM
0.35
8:52PM
-0.09
9:14AM
0.33
Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise----5:26-------5:26-------5:28---
Sunset6:36-------6:35-------6:35-------
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
41----------------------
Temp. °C232323232325262625252424232628282727262525262727
Feels °C (?)272424262528272729282525242931303031292929302929
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