Praia das Dunas surf break

Praia das Dunas surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Saturday 21 Mar 2026 -03
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 11AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (21 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (21 Mar)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)8999888101010101010109999999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10510793887070556594929294115113106888684836450494848
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
0
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
E
5
NE
5
N
5
N
5
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
NE
10
N
5
N
5
NE
10
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glassglassglassoncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:44AM
1.00
4:01PM
1.13
4:06AM
0.93
4:41PM
1.05
4:29AM
0.86
5:29PM
0.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:05PM
0.07
10:07AM
0.13
10:44PM
0.20
10:42AM
0.15
11:27PM
0.35
11:22AM
0.19
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise--5:52-------5:52-------5:52-----
Sunset-----5:58-------5:57-------5:55--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242423242525252524232324252525252423232325252524
Feels °C (?)282826272826272827262727272626262625262527252524
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