Praia das Dunas surf break

Praia das Dunas surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Tuesday 28 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
24.3° 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 2AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (29 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (29 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
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
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.9
E
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
0.6
ESE
10
1.3
NE
6
0.6
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.9
E
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
38
43
60
64
154
83
81
135
145
107
77
124
78
110
112
167
80
127
127
265
255
72
69
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
10
NNW
20
W
15
W
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:14AM0.97m
1:18PM1.05m
1:35AM0.98m
1:52PM1.07m
1:56AM0.98m
2:25PM1.08m
Low Tide
7:02PM0.15m
7:13AM0.22m
7:36PM0.16m
7:43AM0.15m
8:09PM0.19m
8:13AM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
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6:05
6:07
6:07
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5:23
5:22
5:22
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
24
24
24
23
24
26
27
27
24
24
23
23
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
29
27
26
26
25
25
27
26
26
22
23
25
24
25
26
27
28
27
26
27
27
27
27
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
11
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSW
10
Energy kJ
113
486
814
1217
986
833
612
874
1333
1110
968
861
718
614
505
480
387
356
303
292
265
255
212
170
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.9
E
10
1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
11
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.9
E
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
Energy kJ
25
22
43
60
64
154
494
334
69
69
77
77
52
40
110
112
167
80
127
127
125
94
72
69
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
E
6
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.5
S
18
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.1
SE
13
0.5
E
6
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
Energy kJ
30
38
22
11
10
156
83
81
22
9
21
8
77
78
30
30
7
19
7
7
24
26
15
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.3
NE
6
Energy kJ
33
23
22
53
38
71
135
145
107
72
124
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
4
1
1
4
4
4
4
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
5
5
5
13
15
15
5
5
13
43
15
5
13
5
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
102
Best forecast wave conditions in Rio de Janeiro
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
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