Praia das Dunas surf break

Praia das Dunas surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Sunday 25 Jan 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
24.6° C
(Which is 1.1°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 6AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am January 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (25 Jan)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (25 Jan)4ft (1.2m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.7
E
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)988899999999995699955556
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)117115115115117126230230230190220215215220117109761971975673109106100
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
onononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:39AM
0.81
6:58PM
0.86
7:31AM
0.73
9:01PM
0.80
9:11AM
0.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:09AM
0.28
1:27PM
0.40
2:23AM
0.39
2:46PM
0.39
4:02AM
0.46
4:16PM
0.34
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise--5:22-------5:22-------5:24-----
Sunset------6:37-------6:37-------6:37-
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
31---1192------1--------
Temp. °C242423242525252524232323252524242323232325252524
Feels °C (?)262725272827272625232223252422232222222123232321
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