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Praia das Dunas surf break

Praia das Dunas surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Monday 26 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
24.7° C
 (Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Praia das Dunas today?

The current surf forecast for Praia das Dunas at 11AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am January 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (26 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (26 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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

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Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.7
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)999999669999555555555566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)225190190225220264126767615815819775918891665946547788114126
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
30
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononononcross-
on		onononononononcross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:31AM
0.73
9:01PM
0.80
9:11AM
0.67
11:53PM
0.86
11:28AM
0.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:23AM
0.39
2:46PM
0.39
4:02AM
0.46
4:16PM
0.34
5:41AM
0.46
5:36PM
0.24
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise--5:22-------5:24-------5:24-----
Sunset------6:37-------6:37-------6:36-
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Rain (mm)
4------1-------------11-
Temp. °C242323232525242423232323252525242323232426252424
Feels °C (?)252223222423222323222221232323222121222326252323
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