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Praia das Dunas Surf Forecast
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Praia das Dunas surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 -03Forecast 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
24.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Praia das Dunas today?
The current surf forecast for Praia das Dunas at 7PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 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
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 9 | S 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
82 | 112 | 133 | 80 | 98 | 78 | 265 | 255 | 72 | 244 | 234 | 83 | 184 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 60 | 59 | 79 | 99 | 99 | 97 | 76 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 1:52PM1.07m | 1:56AM0.98m | 2:25PM1.08m | 2:18AM0.97m | 2:57PM1.06m | 2:42AM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09PM0.19m | 8:13AM0.10m | 8:41PM0.23m | 8:43AM0.08m | 9:12PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
 | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 603 | 503 | 447 | 373 | 350 | 292 | 265 | 255 | 208 | 244 | 234 | 160 | 184 | 123 | 120 | 102 | 63 | 60 | 161 | 79 | 99 | 99 | 97 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | E 9 | S 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 82 | 112 | 133 | 80 | 98 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 72 | 69 | 68 | 83 | 83 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 117 | 59 | 85 | 109 | 119 | 127 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 13 | ENE 6 | SE 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 5 | S 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 10 | S 13 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 67 | 15 | 10 | 66 | 93 | 93 | 56 | 82 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | — | ENE 5 | — | — | — | SW 2 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 13 | 21 | 17 | — | 2 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 16 | — | 24 | — | — | — | 1 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
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