Praia das Dunas surf break

Praia das Dunas surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Wednesday 08 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
26.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Praia das Dunas today?

The current surf forecast for Praia das Dunas at 4PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (08 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


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Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.6
ENE
0.6
E
1
S
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.3
SSE
0.4
E
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)1313131312121212121213121211885888814815
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)771673573483437350344285285239259228220157504656323231314019545
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
NE
15
E
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
15
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
onoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:51AM
0.79
6:33PM
0.75
5:35AM
0.73
10:12PM
0.74
7:13AM
0.67
11:23PM
0.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:14PM
0.29
1:17AM
0.57
1:44PM
0.35
3:11AM
0.58
3:26PM
0.34
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
Sunrise5:58-------5:58-------5:58-------
Sunset---5:40-------5:39-------5:38----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------11-122111111131
Temp. °C232528302927262626272726252525252525242424242322
Feels °C (?)232630313028282929292625262627272727262524262523
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