Praia das Dunas surf break

Praia das Dunas surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 26 May 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
23.6° 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 5PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)--
Afternoon (26 May)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (26 May)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
14
2
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.7
S
10
0.9
S
10
1
S
10
0.4
S
10
1.1
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1488
1581
1290
1107
961
826
566
480
400
393
319
242
192
152
116
118
9
6
9
100
156
181
34
138
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
0
S
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:32AM0.89m
00:03AM0.87m
12:21PM0.94m
00:30AM0.89m
1:03PM0.98m
00:58AM0.91m
Low Tide
5:45PM0.29m
6:02AM0.29m
6:29PM0.29m
6:41AM0.21m
7:10PM0.30m
7:17AM0.15m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:10
5:09
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
22
24
23
23
22
21
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
21
21
20
21
23
22
21
20
19
19
20
23
27
21
22
21
18
18
16
16
17
18
18
19
19
21
19
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
14
2
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
1.5
SW
9
1.1
SW
8
1
S
10
1.2
SSW
8
1.1
S
8
Energy kJ
1488
1581
1290
1107
961
826
566
480
400
393
319
242
192
152
116
118
9
6
9
343
177
181
192
138
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.1
SE
12
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.7
S
10
0.9
S
10
1
SW
8
0.4
S
10
0.5
S
10
Energy kJ
125
18
18
5
18
28
28
18
8
17
26
16
16
9
9
4
4
4
4
100
156
126
31
48
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
8
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.4
E
7
0.4
ENE
4
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
Energy kJ
18
5
5
13
5
12
5
5
17
7
4
4
2
8
9
9
4
2
4
9
5
17
34
33
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
7
0.5
WSW
3
0.7
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.6
SW
6
1.9
SW
6
2.1
SW
8
2.3
SW
10
2.2
SW
10
2
SW
9
Energy kJ
30
29
5
10
12
12
70
5
16
61
150
302
520
1019
928
678
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
5
5
5
5
5
13
15
15
5
0
341
284
286
286
304
235
235
235
235
235
122
13
13
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio de Janeiro
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
9
9
6
7
6
6
9
9
7
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
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